ERIC Number: EJ767448
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 9
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Tribal Teachers Are Important to American Indian Adolescents' Tribal Identity Development
Brown, Carrie M.; Gibbons, Judith L.; Smirles, Kimberly Eretzian
American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v31 n2 p103-111 2007
In this article, the authors provide some additional analyses from their previous research which focused on tribal and nontribal identity of northeastern tribal adolescents without residential reservation land. In this reanalysis, they focus on the differences found between adolescents living in the tribe's home state and adolescents living out of state. They found adolescents in the home state to have a significantly greater tribal identity, participate in more cultural activities, and have recognition of more tribal teachers than adolescents living out of state. The authors believe the results of this reanalysis further underscore the value of the contributions of all tribal members in the education of tribal youth, both those living near the tribe and those living far away. Tribal adolescents need many people, tribal and nontribal, to encourage their cultural exploration and identification. (Contains 6 tables, 3 figures and 5 notes.)
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Adolescents, Tribes, American Indian Education, American Indians, Identification (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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