An Ethnographic View: Positive Consequences of the War on Poverty.

Miller, Bruce G.

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Publication Date: 1990

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An Ethnographic View: Positive Consequences of the War on Poverty.

Miller, Bruce G.

American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research, v4 n2 p55-71 Win 1990

Among Coast Salish and other Washington tribes, federal War on Poverty programs produced important unintended consequences, providing income that enabled family networks to distribute moral and financial support and providing training opportunities for new leaders now instrumental in attracting funding for mental health programs. Contains 42 references. (SV)

Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, Community Leaders, Extended Family, Federal Programs, Leadership Training, Social Networks, Tribes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Comprehensive Employment and Training Act

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