As part of a weeklong investigation into conditions among Native American families and children, the House of Representatives Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families met to hear testimony from tribal leaders, parents, young adults, and service providers from reservations and pueblos in New Mexico and Colorado. Topics include unemployment and its effect on the family; housing, sewer, and electricity shortages; a tribally-run school that acts as a base for a comprehensive array of youth and adult services; and foster care and child welfare services. Numerous speakers address the link between alcohol abuse and family problems including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Teen-age students from the Southern Ute Tribe (Colorado) discuss a program they initiated to encourage fellow students to remain drug and alcohol free. The report includes transcription of the hearing proceedings, numerous prepared statements from tribal organizations, and articles on issues such as adolescent suicide at an Indian reservation, health of Native American women, childhood injuries in a Native American community, and the epidemiology of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome among American Indians of the Southwest. (JHZ)