Incorporating Traditional Culture Into Positive Youth Development Programs With American Indian/Alaska Native Youth

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 272-279

  Kenyon, Denyelle Baete ^a   Hanson, Jessica D ^a  

^a SANFORD RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; American Indian; Positive youth development; Prevention; Traditional culture

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865293169     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-8606.2011.00227.x     Document Type: Article

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