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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1988
This Senate hearing produced testimony on how the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA) has been administered by government agencies and the courts. Three members of the Select Committee on Indian Affairs presented background information on the act's intent to confirm the tribe as the primary authority in matters involving an Indian child's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adoption, Alaska Natives, American Indians
Peer reviewedPediatrics, 1999
American Indian and Alaska Native children have almost twice the injury mortality rate for all U. S. children. Recommendations to pediatricians working with Native patients cover communication strategies, collaboration with tribes and the Indian Health Service to develop community-based coalitions and culturally relevant accident prevention…
Descriptors: Accident Prevention, Advocacy, Alaska Natives, American Indian Education
