Title Social Issues in Contemporary Native America : Reflections from Turtle Island

Published Brookfield : Taylor and Francis, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (252 pages) Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Introduction; Part I Policy Foundations; 1 Sovereignty, Dependency, and the Spaces in Between: An Examination of United States Social Policy and Native Americans; 2 Legally Entrenched Oppressions: The Undercurrent of First Nations Peoples' Experiences with Canada's Social Welfare Policies; Part II Social Work: Past, Present, and Future; 3 Social Services and Indigenous Peoples of North America: Pre-Colonial to Contemporary Times 4 A Standpoint View of the Social Work Profession and Indigenous Peoples in the United States: From the Profession's Origins through its First Century5 Reflecting Out of the Box: Locating Place and Practice in the Decolonization of Social Work; Part III Indigenous Peoples across the Life Cycle; 6 Raising Healthy American Indian Children: An Indigenous Perspective; 7 Preserving Native Families, Preserving Native Cultures; 8 ICWA: Legal Mandate for Social Justice and Preservation of American Indian/Alaska Native Heritage; 9 Tradition Keepers: American Indian/Alaska Native Elders Part IV Well-Being and the Community Context10 Violence in the Lives of Native Americans; 11 Indigenous Women and Sexual Assault: Implications for Intersectionality; 12 Culture is Medicine that Works; 13 Building Assets in Tribal Communities; 14 Mosquito Advocacy: Change Promotion Strategies for Small Groups with Big Ideas; Conclusion; Index Summary "Hilary Weaver has drawn together leading Native American social workers, researchers, and academics to provide current information on a variety of social issues related to Native American children, families, and reservations both in the USA and in Canada. Divided into four major sections, each containing an introduction, this book places the historical foundations of Native American social work in context in order to fully provide the reader with a comprehensive survey on various aspects of working with Native American families; community health and wellness; and community revitalization and decolonization. This groundbreaking volume should be read by both educators and students in social work and other helping professions in the USA and Canada as well as all human service professionals working with Native Americans."--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Indians of North America -- Services for. Indians of North America -- Social conditions. Social work with Indians -- North America Indians of North America -- Services for Indians of North America -- Social conditions Social work with Indians Indianer Eskimo Sozialpolitik Sozialarbeit Soziale Probleme North America Nordamerika Form Electronic book ISBN 9781317053897 1317053893

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