The Intergenerational Effects of Relocation Policies on Indigenous Families

This research utilizes 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 th...

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Main Authors: Walls, Melissa L., Whitbeck, Les B.
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln 2012
Subjects:
American Indians
Native Americans
Intergenerational Transmission
First Nations
Historical Trauma
Family
Life Course
and Society
Social Psychology and Interaction
Sociology
Indian
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/sociologyfacpub/304
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/context/sociologyfacpub/article/1313/viewcontent/Whitbeck_JFI_2012_The_Intergenerational_Effects.pdf
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Summary:This research utilizes 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 paper includes information from 507 10 – 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 (G1) participation in government relocation programs negatively impacts not only G1 well being, but also ripples out to affect subsequent generations.

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