ERIC Number: EJ974285
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Publication Date: 2012-Sep
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The Intergenerational Effects of Relocation Policies on Indigenous Families
Walls, Melissa L.; Whitbeck, Les B.
Journal of Family Issues, v33 n9 p1272-1293 Sep 2012
This research uses life course perspective concepts of linked lives and historical time and place to examine the multigenerational effects of relocation experiences on Indigenous families. Data were collected from a longitudinal study currently underway on four American Indian reservations in the Northern Midwest and four Canadian First Nation reserves where residents share a common Indigenous cultural heritage. This article includes information from 507 10- to 12-year-old Indigenous youth and their biological mothers who participated in the study. Results of path analysis revealed significant direct and indirect effects whereby grandparent-generation participation in government relocation programs negatively affects not only grandparent-generation well-being but also ripples out to affect subsequent generations. (Contains 2 figures, 3 tables, and 1 note.)
Descriptors: American Indians, Grandparents, Path Analysis, American Indian Reservations, Relocation, Cultural Background, Cultural Influences, Longitudinal Studies, Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Intergenerational Programs, Trauma
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