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# References

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Brave Heart, M. Y. H., Chase, J., Elkins, J., & Altschul, D. B. (2011). Historical trauma among indigenous peoples of the Americas: Concepts, research, and clinical considerations. *Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 43*(4), 282-290.

Bureau of Indian Affairs (2014). *Who We Are.* Retrieved from http://www.bia.gov/WhoWeAre/BIA/index.htm

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2006). Executive Summary: Atlas of Injury Mortality Among American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Youth, 1989-1998. 

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Child Welfare Information Gateway. (n.d.). *Indian Child Welfare Act.* Retrieved from https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/diverse-populations/americanindian/icwa/

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The Education Trust. (2013). *The State of Education for Native Students.*Retrieved from https://edtrust.org/resource/the-state-of-education-for-native-students/ (PDF, 16 pages)

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Executive Office of the President, The White House. (2014). *2014 Native Youth Report.* Retrieved from https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/20141129nativeyouthreport_final.pdf (PDF, 38 pages)

Family & Youth Services Bureau. (n.d.). Tribal communities benefit from adolescent pregnancy prevention program. Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/fysb/success-story/native-teen-pregnancy-launch

Family & Youth Services Bureau. (2006). Host homes for Native American youth: Finding a future in tribal traditions. Retrieved from http://ncfy.acf.hhs.gov/features/tribal-programs-harness-cultural-strengths-improve-conditions-families-and-youth/host-homes

Family & Youth Services Bureau. (2014). *Report to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Program, 2012-2013.* Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/fysb/resource/congress-rhy-2012-2013

Hosey, G., Llorens-Chen, S. A., Qeadan, F., Crawford, D., Wilson, C., & Yang, W. (2007). Assessing Behavioral Health Risks, Health Conditions, and Preventive Health Practices among American Indians/Alaska Natives in Nevada.*Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice*, *1*(3), 29-44. Retrieved from http://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1134&context=jhdrp (PDF, 16 pages)

Housing Assistance Council. (2013). *Conducting Homeless Counts on Native American Land: A Toolkit.*Retrieved from http://www.ruralhome.org/storage/documents/rpts_pubs/na_homeless_count_toolkit.pdf (PDF, 50 pages)

Hutchinson, R. N. & Shin, S. (2014). Systematic Review of Health Disparities for Cardiovascular Diseases and Associated Factors among American Indian and Alaska Native Populations. *PLOS One*, *9*(1): e80973. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3893081/

Jesse, D., Northup, J., & Withington, A. (2015). Promising education intervention to improve the achievement of Native American students: An annotated bibliography. Washington, DC: West Comprehensive Center at WestEd. Retrieved from https://www.wested.org/wp-content/files_mf/1469664804resourcepromisingeducationinterventionstoimprovetheachievementofnativeamericanstudentsanannotatedbibliography.pdf (PDF, 36 pages)

Kenyon, D. B., Hanson, J. D. (2012). Incorporating traditional culture into positive youth development programs with American Indian/Alaska Native Youth. *Child Development Perspectives*,*6*(3), 272-279.

Mooradian, J. K., Cross, S. L., & Stutzky, G. R. (2006). Across generations: Culture, history, and policy in the social ecology of American Indian grandparents parenting their grandchildren. *Journal of Family Social Work*,*10*(4), 81-101.

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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (2016). Tribal youth in the juvenile justice system. Retrieved from https://www.ojjdp.gov/mpg/litreviews/Tribal-youth-in-the-Juvenile-Justice-System.pdf (PDF, 10 pages)

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