Native American Children and Youth Well-Being Indicators

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9. Participates in American Indianyouth organization10.Attends pow-wows and tribal ceremoniesand is recognized as a part of thecommunity ritual11.Participates in Miss Native Americanevents12.Participates as a leader and/or memberof Native clubs and organizationsProposed Three Domains of Native AmericanWell-Being Indicators Model Category:Spiritual Beliefs13.Knows traditional Nativesongs and dances14.Practices traditional religion15.Is learning from a traditional person16.Uses prayer and song as part of his/her life17.Participates in Native American Churchor other tribally recognized religion18.Is recognized as potential healer andmedicine person19.Participates in telling stories, drumming,dancing, and singing20.Knows Native language21.Participates in sweat lodge ceremonies,fasting, visions quests, etc.Table 3 provides an analysis of the ThreeDomains of Native American Well-BeingIndicators Model in comparison with the 40Developmental Assets Model developed by theSearch Institute. Six of the indicators from thethree domains are considered external assets,and 21 are considered internal assets.TABLE 3. THREE DOMAINS OF NATIVE AMERICANWELL-BEING INDICATORS MODEL COMPARED WITHTHE SEARCH INSTITUTE FRAMEWORKBEHAVIORSFREQUENCYExternal 6Internal 21Total 2738
Comparison 2The Five Life Domains include social connections,civil life skills, personal life skills, safety andphysical status, and children’s subculture(Bowers-Andrews & Ben-Arieh, 1999). TheThree Domains of Native American Well-BeingIndicators Model proposed in this paper areDomain One: Helping Each Other; Domain Two:Group Belonging, and Domain Three: SpiritualBelief System. There are 27 proposed strengthrelatedbehaviors within these three domains.The following section indicates the specificFive Life Domains and which behaviors from theThree Domains Model match these categories.FIVE LIFE DOMAINS CATEGORY:SOCIAL CONNECTEDNESSProposed Three Domains of Native AmericanWell-Being Indicators Model Category:Helping Each OtherCharacteristics1. Participates in life-cycle events2. Practices caring for others3. Cares for children in family4. Visits grandparents on the reservationProposed Three Domains of Native AmericanWell-Being Indicators Model Category:Group BelongingCharacteristics1. States he/she is part of the group2. States clan affiliation and family history3. Resides with his/her extended familyFIVE LIFE DOMAINS CATEGORY:CIVIL LIFE SKILLSProposed Three Domains of Native AmericanWell-Being Indicators Model Category:Helping Each Other1. Participates in traditional lifestyle behavior2. Participates in pow-wows3. Participates in artistic behaviorProposed Three Domains of Native AmericanWell-Being Indicators Model Category:Group Belonging1. Participates in American Indianyouth organizations2. Attends pow-wows and tribalceremonies and is recognized aspart of a community ritual3. Participates in Miss Native Americanevents4. Is a leader and/or member of Nativeclubs and organizations5. Has tribal membership and/or isenrolled in tribe using informal andformal mechanisms39
Page 3 and 4: ContentsAbstract 5Executive Summary
Page 8 and 9: Literature ReviewTwo major viewpoin
Page 10 and 11: increasing the well-being of all ch
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Page 18 and 19: 1. Behavioral and Emotional Rating
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Page 27 and 28: Discussion of SampleThe majority of
Page 29 and 30: TABLE 1. NATIVE AMERICAN STRENGTHS
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Page 37: Comparison With Other FrameworksCom
Page 41 and 42: Table 4 provides an analysis of the
Page 43 and 44: RecommendationsResearchResearch stu
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Page 47 and 48: ConclusionThis project started beca
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Page 51 and 52: Krippendorff, K. (1980). Content an
Page 53 and 54: APPENDIX A: MATRIX WITH AUTHORS AND
Page 55 and 56: Medill, A. (2000, Fall). Reflection
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