Native American Families

Report Documents the Critical Elements of Protecting Alaska Native Children — Connections to Culture and the Environment

Posted by Jamar Little on September 20, 2023 | Featured

Research released today highlights an issue rarely discussed in the field of child welfare, but vital to the health and well-being of Indigenous children and families: their stewardship of the natural environment. The unique study focuses on many generations of … Read More

Tags: Alaskan, Child Welfare, Child Well-Being, cultural competency, Culture, Environment, Food, Indigenous, Native American Families, Safety Permanency & Wellbeing

Study Explores Role of Traditional Parenting Class in Strengthening Native American Families

Posted by Susan Delle Shaffette on November 9, 2020 | Featured

Imprint – November 08, 2020 As a Navajo and Hopi mother who connects new moms to home-visiting services, Daili Lister knows firsthand the vital importance of drawing on Native American child-rearing practices. When she had her first child in Flagstaff, … Read More

Tags: Home Visits, Native American, Native American Families, Parenting Class

Combat Trafficking: Native Youth Toolkit on Human Trafficking.

Posted by Susan Delle Shaffette on June 22, 2020 | Featured

Combat Trafficking: Native Youth Toolkit on Human Trafficking.Administration for Children and Families, Office of Trafficking in Persons. Administration for Native Americans.2017https://www.acf.hhs.gov/blog/2018/01/combating-trafficking-native-youth-toolkit-on-human-traffickinghttps://www.acf.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/otip/native_youth_toolkit_on_human_trafficking.pdf

Tags: Human Trafficking, Native American, Native American Families