Child Welfare among the Pacific Northwest Indians

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This paper discusses cultural competence within the context of the Pacific Northwest Indians and the Alaskan Native American. The paper describes family and community approaches to child welfare practice and also looks at social and (to a lesser extent) racial constructs in these societies. Finally, the paper at various times touches upon the lessons that a careful study of Pacific Northwest culture can offer to a child welfare agent eager to do the right thing.

From the Paper:

"About the Coeur d'Alene tribe somewhat less is known but it is known that kinship was bilaterally based and that the same terms were used to address a cousin from the mother's side of the family as from the father's side of the family (Frey, n.d.). Whether or not this sort of practice is still in place is hard to determine (the evidence is scant) but, to the extent that any members of the Coeur d'Alene still cling to the "old ways", it is advisable that child welfare representatives respect the fact that Coeur d'Alene families are extended and close-knit and that a child's well-being is everyone's concern."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Adolescence: Coming of age. (n.d.). Tsimshian: Stages of Life. Retrieved March 7, 2007 from <http://www.sd52.bc.ca/fnes/tsimshian/tsim_index.html>
• The background of the raven stories. (n.d.). Retrieved March 7, 2007 from <http://eldrbarry.net/rabb/rvn/raven.htm>
• Explore Tsimshian pre-contact life. (n.d.). Connecting Traditions. Retrieved March 7, 2007 from <http://www.sd52.bc.ca/fnes/tsimshian/tsim_index.html>
• Frey, Rodney. (n.d.). Coeur d'Alene (Schitsu'umsh). University of Washington Libraries: Digital Collections. Retrieved March 7, 2007 from <http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/frey.html#soir>
• Miller, Jay. (n.d.). Alaskan Tlingit and Tsimshian. University of Washington Libraries: Digital Collections. Retrieved March 7, 2007 from <http://content.lib.washington.edu/aipnw/miller1.html>

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