Native-American Family Culture

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In this article the writer presents an examination of family life with a focus on the Native-American community. The writer explores child rearing, parenting, moral training, infant care and other aspects of the Native-American culture and presents it in a cohesive fashion. The writer notes that the Native-American population continues to blend its foundation with American life to create a situation in which they can live cohesively while not forgetting who they are and where they came from. The writer concludes that as Americans become more tolerant of equal genders and get further away from corporal punishment of children the American culture will become more similar to the Native-American culture, and perhaps learn from a people that has maintained their integrity through almost constant assault.

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"The concept of family is important in almost every culture in the world. How one raises children, treats children and support children is instrumental in any culture. Native Americans have struggled for many years to maintain their individual culture and tradition in a world that has spent 200 years trying to strip it away. One of the more difficult elements of maintaining that culture has been in the area of family. Family traditions, and Native American culture have clashed with modern America and the result for many has been confusion, depression and anger as children and teenagers rebel against their parent's wishes. While this is common in almost all family cultures the Native American culture also wrestles with prejudice and bias against their ways. Today, many Native Americans are striving to raise their children with respect for modern ways while still maintaining the traditions of their heritage."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Native Americans (Accessed 7-27-06) http://www.native-languages.org/kidfaq.htm#3
• NATIVE AMERICAN ELDERLY(Accessed 7-27-06) http://cas.umkc.edu/casww/natamers.htm
• Native American Populations: One Name, Many Tribes (Accessed 7-27-06) http://www.nasponline.org/publications/cq328native.html
• Spiritual Beliefs Common to Most Indian Tribes (Accessed 7-27-06) http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/Indian/NativeIL.htm
• The Family (Accessed 7-27-06) http://www.actabuse.com/NativeAmerican.html

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