Mapping Resilience Pathways of Indigenous Youth in Five Circumpolar Communities

This introduction to the special issue Indigenous Youth Resilience in the Arctic reviews relevant resilience theory and research, with particular attention to Arctic Indigenous youth. The role of social determinants and community resilience processes in Indigenous circumpolar settings are overviewed...

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Published in:Transcultural Psychiatry
Main Authors: Allen, James, Hopper, Kim, Wexler, Lisa, Kral, Michael, Rasmus, Stacy, Nystad, Kristine
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2013
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Arctic
Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4065853/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23965730
https://doi.org/10.1177/1363461513497232
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Summary:This introduction to the special issue Indigenous Youth Resilience in the Arctic reviews relevant resilience theory and research, with particular attention to Arctic Indigenous youth. The role of social determinants and community resilience processes in Indigenous circumpolar settings are overviewed, as are emergent Indigenous resilience frameworks. The distinctive role for qualitative inquiry in understanding these frameworks is emphasized, as is the uniquely informative lens youth narratives offer in understanding Indigenous, cultural, and community resilience processes during times of social transition. We then describe key elements of the Circumpolar Indigenous Pathways to Adulthood study cross-site methods, including sampling, design, procedures, and analytic strategies.

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