ERIC Number: EJ284438
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Publication Date: 1983
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Community and Competence: A Study of an Indigenous Primary Prevention Organization in an Alaskan Village.
McDiarmid, G. Williamson
White Cloud Journal, v3 n1 p53-74 1983
An indigenous, village-controlled, largely village-funded youth organization in a remote Western Alaska village serves educational, social, recreational, service, and economic functions; provides activities vital to community social/recreational life, relief from stress, and alternatives to substance abuse; and increases competency and sense of efficacy in the whole community. (MH)
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Involvement, Competence, Eskimos, Financial Support, Group Activities, Individual Power, Mental Disorders, Organizational Climate, Organizational Objectives, Prevention, Role Models, Rural Areas, Youth Clubs, Youth Leaders
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Alaska
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