Native American Transracial Adoptees Tell Their Stories

Simon, Rita J. (Author). Hernandez, Sarah. (Added Author).

Summary: This study focuses on the lives of Native American transracial adoptees and their struggle to establish a healthy sense of cultural identity, while being raised in non-Native homes. The twenty participants in this study focus on what methods their adoptive parents used or, in some cases, did not use to help them establish their own sense of cultural identity. In the end, most participants agreed that adoptive parents can help their adoptive child establish a healthy sense of cultural identity by nurturing a connection between their child and their child's tribal community.

Record details

ISBN: 9781461633860 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1461633869 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (379 pages)
Publisher: Lanham : Lexington Books, 2008.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; PART I: HISTORY AND ANALYSIS OF NATIVE AMERICAN ADOPTEES INTO WHITE AND BLACK FAMILIES; PART II: NATIVE AMERICAN ADOPTEES DESCRIBE THEIR EXPERIENCES; PART III: INTERVIEWS; 1 Diane Ames*; 2 Andrea; 3 Leslee Caballero; 4 Veronica Rose Dahmen; 5 Denise Engstrom; 6 Joyce Gonzales; 7 Shana Greenburg; 8 Rosalind Hussong; 9 Jordan Kennedy; 10 RoSean Kent; 11 Star Nayea; 12 Tamara Watchman; 13 Jean Wells*; 14 Paul DeMain; 15 David Houghton; 16 Dennis Jones*; 17 Paul LaRoche; 18 Nicholas Leech-Crier; 19 Jonathan Old Horse; 20 Ted Smith*

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