During the Man in the North (MIN) conference on community development, held at Inuvik in 1970, one of the most important issues for the northern native people is the community center. The report is a study of a northern community center done by a team of 3 architects and their Inuit associate. The report discusses an approach to assure, in the…

Study objectives were to determine the levels of satisfaction with selected community services in an 11-county area of northern West Virginia (3 representative sites) and to compare these levels to those of 12 other selected sites in the non-metropolitan northeastern United States. A total of 2,141 questionnaires was completed, 295 of which came…

A demonstration project was proposed to provide community school services in six school districts in a predominantly rural area. Cooperative planning and sharing of resources were emphasized to utilize school facilities during periods when schools were not regularly in session. In general, cultural and educational services were lacking in the…

The Chevak Village Youth Association (CVYA) was developed in a rural Eskimo village (population 520) both to educate youth and to integrate them into functional roles in the community. CVYA is an entirely indigenous youth organization, created and managed by the youth and young adults of the village. It has evolved, in part, as a response to the…