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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Alaskan Native"”.
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Representation of Alaskan Native People in Nonprofit Leadership
… communities it aims to serve, including Alaska Native communities. This research investigates the likely causes of this underrepresentation and explores potential solutions. It includes nine qualitative interviews with a majority of Alaskan Native leaders and consultations with other non-Native …
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New villages for the people of the North : relocation strategy for Alaskan native villages
The existing coastal native Alaskan villages are facing the direct impacts of global warming, in particular due to disappearing ice sheets and rapidly thawing permafrost. The impacts ultimately result in erosion of the shorelines, flooding of the riverbanks, and destabilization of foundations - …
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The Political Process Model: A Case Study of the Alaskan Native Land Rights Movement, 1959-1971
The emergence and success of the Alaskan Native Land Rights Movement of the period between 1959 and 1971 is analyzed based on the political process model and other theories from the social movement theory perspective. Explanations outside of the political process model, including resource …
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BULLYING AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN/ALASKAN NATIVE YOUTH: SECONDARY DATA ANALYSIS OF 2011-2019 YOUTH RISK BEHAVIOR SURVEILLANCE DATA
… (electronic). Literature on American Indians and Alaskan Natives (AIAN) note earlier substance use initiations, yet the association of bullying and substance use has not been explored.Methods: Using pooled 2011-2019 Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System data, this study assessed the association …
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A Comparison of the Mathematical Achievement Attained Using Two Methods of Teaching First Year Algebra to Alaskan Native High School Students
… methods of teaching first year algebra to Alaskan Native high school students. The basis for comparison was their effect on mathematical achievement.
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American Indian Professionals: Educational Decision-Making and Persistence
… the decision-making process of American Indian/Alaskan Native professionals who persisted to graduation from their graduate programs. This study explores the participants’ graduate school experiences relating to education, tribal values, decisions, their social support, and perseverance. The …
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Gifted Identification in Young, Historically Underrepresented Populations: A Phenomenological Study
… underrepresented population (American Indian or Alaskan Native, Latinx, Black or African American, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander) identified gifted in second grade or younger or educators who were involved in the gifted identification process for underrepresented, young students. …
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Parallel Processes of Posttraumatic Stress and Metabolic Dysfunction: Long-Term Costs of Trauma on the Psychological and Physical Health of 9/11 Survivors
… and participants identified as American Indian, Alaskan Native, multiracial, or “other” demonstrated the strongest association between PTSD symptoms and MetC. Post-hoc analyses indicated utilization of PTSD-related psychotherapy was associated with decreased growth of MetC, suggesting a potential …
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Bridging cultures: American Indian students at the Northfield Mount Hermon School
… to the assimilation and acculturation of Native children into the dominant culture, D. L. Moody was determined to offer affordable education to financially disadvantaged young women. In the fall of 1880 the Seminary welcomed sixteen Choctaw, Cherokee, and Creek students, and, in 1881, the …
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How Food Insecurity Impacts Children’s Oral Health Outcomes
… White, 24% Black, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian/Alaskan Native, 30% Other, and 2% Did Not Report. Fifty-eight percent identified as Hispanic or Latino. Three (2.4%) households reported experiencing marginal food security, 71 (55.9%) low food security, and 53 (41.7%) very low food security. …
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Reproductive Injustice: Abortion Restrictions and Maternal Mortality Rates
… < 0.001); among non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native women increasing by 0.29% (p < 0.05); among non-Hispanic Asian, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacfic Islander women by 0.53% (p < 0.001); and non-Hispanic Black women by 0.39% (p < 0.001) per 1% increase in state hostility. However, the …
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Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Opioid Dependence in the United States – Identifying Implications for Policy and Practice
… a four-year school. Other barriers are being an Alaskan Native/ American Indian, Asian/ Pacific Islander/ Native Hawaiian, or having another single or multiple racial background. In light of the implications drawn from these findings, it is recommended that policymakers develop better policies …
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Exploring the Academic and Social Transititon Experiences of Ethnic Minority Graduate Students
… American, Hispanic/Latino, American Indian/Alaskan Native), type of GSPP experience (no program, research-only program, graduate/professional school seminars only, holistic program), and duration of experience (less than six weeks during summer, 7-12 weeks during summer, summer and academic …
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Examining CPE's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy and its Impact on HR Directors to Recruit and Hire Faculty of Color at Associate-Level Colleges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
… Black/African American, Latinx, American Indian/Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and two or more races. Five years after CPE DEI Policy implementation, it remains at 6%. The research was essential to address deficiencies in CPE and KCTCS initiatives that mandate each institution …
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Predicting mining company-stakeholder conflict and incorporating social conditions into mining project valuation
… Alaska, the Army Corps of Engineers included Alaskan Native tribes as cooperating agencies in the analysis in addition to conventional public comment meeting. This attempt at improved stakeholder involvement had some successes, but it also highlights divergent goals within NEPA and a lack of …