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Issues brought forth in the general session.
As a way to engage in a dialogue regarding the participants' issues and concerns, this question was posed: "What difficult things do you personally experience in your lives as Native American young women?" Their responses follow (in their own words or slightly paraphrased).
What difficult things do you personally experience in your lives as Native American young women?
* living in town and, going to school where people are prejudiced;
* when I go to a different town, the people "stare-at you;"
* being blamed as an Indian for "bad things," fights, theft that non-Indians do;
* teens sell drugs at school;
* by looking Indian, how we look and dress, people stereotype and act prejudiced towards us;
- How alcohol and other drugs affect the lives of Native American teen girls and...
- Dakota Roundtable III Asetoyer, Charon April 12, 1996 700+ words
...recorder. Charon shared with the group participants the importance of addressing issues involving drugs and alcohol and Native American youth. Previously, there were very few programs for youth who needed help with substance abuse problems. Despite the...
- Issues that young Native American women face as mothers and teenagers. (Group...
- Dakota Roundtable III Horse, Cheryl American April 12, 1996 700+ words
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- NEWS: The Young Women's Mentoring Program
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- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Pierpoint, Mary April 26, 2000 700+ words
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- Press release article from: PR Newswire February 28, 2007 700+ words
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- Brother of Native American Woman Killed in Combat in Iraq Speaks about Legacy.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News January 21, 2004 700+ words
...another ever since Army Spc. Lori Piestewa became the first Native American woman killed in combat on foreign soil last March in southern...to make a quick buck off the misfortune of two beautiful young women." Wayland also attacked the Bush Administration, army...
- The Indian Health Service and the Sterilization of Native American Women.
- Magazine article from: The American Indian Quarterly LAWRENCE, JANE June 22, 2000 700+ words
...left Dr. Pinkerton-Uri's office in tears.(1) Two young women entered an ms hospital in Montana to undergo appendectomies...Indian Health Service of sterilizing at least 25 percent of Native American women who were between the ages of fifteen and forty-four...
- Young Women's Mentoring Program Confronts Cultural Barriers
- Newspaper article from: Asian Pages Edward Lee December 14, 1994 700+ words
...mentorship programs for young women of color who face social...other cultures. The Young Women's Mentoring Program...fun." The YouthCARE Young Women's Mentoring Program...YouthCARE serves Native American and African American...
Source: HighBeam Research, Issues brought forth in the general session.