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    Social issues in contemporary native America : reflections from Turtle Island / edited by Hilary N. Weaver.

    • Title:Social issues in contemporary native America : reflections from Turtle Island / edited by Hilary N. Weaver.
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    • Other Contributors/Collections:Weaver, Hilary N.
      Xwi7xwa Collection
    • Published/Created:Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2014]
    • Holdings

       
    • FNHL (Xwi7xwa) Subjects:Indigenous Peoples--Social work.
      Indigenous Peoples--Social work--History.
      Indigenous Peoples--Decolonization.
      Indigenous Peoples--Community health.
      Indigenous Peoples--Social services.
    • Description:xiii, 237 pages ; 24 cm
    • Summary:"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." - publisher's website
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
    • ISBN:9781409452065 (hardback : alk. paper)
      1409452069 (hardback : alk. paper)
      9781409452072 (pbk. : alk. paper)
      1409452077 (pbk. : alk. paper)
    • Contents:Sovereignty, dependency, and the spaces in between: an examination of United States social policy and native Americans / Hilary N. Weaver
      Legally entrenched oppressions: the undercurrent of first nations peoples' experiences with Canada's social policies / Michael Hart and Gladys Rowe
      Social services and indigenous peoples of North America: pre-colonial to contemporary times / Andrea and Paul Tamburro
      A standpoint view of the social work profession and indigenous peoples in the United States: from the profession's origins through its first century / Bob Prue
      Reflecting out of the box: locating place and practice in the decolonization of social work / Diane McEachern
      Raising healthy American Indian/Alaska native children: an indigenous perspective / Priscilla Day
      Preserving native families, preserving native cultures / Nancy Lucero and Marian Bussey
      ICWA: legal mandate for social justice and preservation of American Indian/Alaska native heritage / Edwin Gonzalez-Santin and Thalia Gonzalez
      Tradition keepers: American Indian/Alaska native elders / Priscilla Day
      Violence in the lives of native Americans / Hilary N. Weaver
      Political and structural intersectionality: indigenous women and sexual assault in former British settler states / Roe Bubar
      Culture is medicine that works / Lewis Mehl-Madrona and Barbara Mainguy
      Building assets in tribal communities / Amy Locklear Hertel, Kristine Wagner and Jessica Black
      Mosquito advocacy: change promotion strategies for small groups with big ideas / Cindy Blackstock.
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