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Resilience:
Surviving and keeping life in
balance
CAIR Conference. Tucson, AZ 8/7/2013
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More attention given to acknowledging Native Peoples’ resiliency
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Defining resilience
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Resilience
“[We are like a] blade of grass. When stepped on, it bounces back and suggests that there’s a strong inner core there that allows families to carry on [with the] stresses of life that come to everyone.”
Goodluck, C. and Willeto, A. A. (2009). Seeing the Protective Rainbow: How Families Survive and Thrive in the American Indian and Alaska Native Community. Annie E. Casey Foundation. Page 1.
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Visible signs of Native resiliency
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Familial signs of resiliency through teaching and maintaining cultural traditions
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A history of Native resilience in face of many forced changes
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Being different and seeing its value
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What does academia tell us about American Indian resilience?
“Allow us to remain Native”
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Looking for protective factors: The family study
*A SENSE OF BELONGING/BEING OF VALUE
a name, a member of family, member of a clan
*RELIGION/SPIRITUALITYa belief in a greater power & having access to
that powerthrough ceremonial , prayer, etc.
*LANGUAGEto utilize the right words (traditional
prayers/songs) to relieve stress or disharmony
*Goodluck C. & A.A.A. Willeto. (2009). Seeing the Protective Rainbow.
The Annie E. Casey Foundation.
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Continued:
*EXTENDED FAMILY/FRIENDSto call on during times of need
*MAINTAINING CULTURAL-BASED PRACTICES, KNOWLEDGE, & SKILLS
that which has cultural meaning and creativity
*HUMORability not to take life so seriously
Goodluck C. & A.A.A. Willeto. (2009). Seeing the Protective Rainbow. The Annie E. Casey Foundation
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Resilience and successful aging
Schure MB, et al., The Association of Resilience with Mental and Physical Health among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research. www.ucdenver.edu/cai-anh.
Found those with high levels of resiliency from a cross-sectional study of 185 native elders
*greater social engagement
*higher optimism
*Stronger physical strength
*higher level of functional independence
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Native Elder Care StudyElder with high levels of resilience :
*had lower levels of depression and chronic pain
*reported higher levels of mental and physical health
*compared to women, men showed stronger inheritable resilience
*Researchers suggest resilience training to help improve diabetes self-management for Native eldersSchure MB, et al., The Association of Resilience with Mental and Physical
Health among Older American Indians: The Native Elder Care Study. American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research.
www.ucdenver.edu/cai-anh.
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Traditional cultural factors
Help foster resilience:* Spirituality* Mental well-being* Emotional well-being* Physical well-being
HeavyRunner, I. and Morris, J.S. (1997).Traditional native culture and resilience. Research Practice, 5(1). MN: University of Minnesota. Center for Applied Research & Educational Improvement. http://www.coled.umn.edu/carei/Reports/Rpractice/Spring97/traditional.htm.
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Youth: examining self-esteem
Youth with high self-esteem:
*know they belong, are loved & cared for by their family
*are gaining mastery or confidence through observation, imitation, having role
model, etc.*have opportunities and encouragement to
develop independence*are taught and encouraged to be generous,
respectful
Brendtro, L., Brokenleg, M. and Van Bockern, S. (1990). Reclaiming youth at risk: Our hope for the future. Bloomington, IN: National Education Service.
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Unstable Family EnvironmentRisk factors for youth:
*did not have strong connection to their
families*did not feel they were
understood, loved, wanted, or received attention
*more likely to have access to guns, tobacco, alcohol or illegal drugs
*knew someone who had attempted or committed suicide in the preceding year
Blum , RW and Rinehart, PM (1997). Reducing the risk: Connections that make a difference in the lives of youth. Bethesda, MD: ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 412 459.
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Resilient Students
*Believed they had good qualities*Liked themselves*Felt loved and wanted*Believed that spirituality, religion, and prayers were important*Were doing well academically *
Blum , RW and Rinehart, PM (1997). Reducing the risk: Connections that make a difference in the lives of youth. Bethesda, MD: ERIC Document
Reproduction Service No. ED 412 459.
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Adolescents’ view of school
*Felt teachers treated students fairly*Felt close to people at school*Said they got along with teachers & other students*Felt their fellow students were not prejudiced
Blum , RW and Rhinehart, PM (1997). Reducing the risk: Connections that make a difference in the lives of youth. Bethesda, MD: ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 412 459.
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A supportive school environment
*Had high daily attendance*Strong parent-teacher organizations*Low dropout rates*High percentage of teachers with master’s degrees or above*High percentage of college bound students
Blum , RW and Rinehart, PM (1997). Reducing the risk: Connections that make a difference in the lives of youth. Bethesda, MD: ERIC Document Reproduction Service No. ED 412 459.
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What does American Culture tell us about resilience?
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*Do not let what you can do interfere with what you can do
*Problems are not stop signs, they’re guidelines
*Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall
*Behold the turtle, he only makes progress when he sticks his neck out.
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The longstanding star of resiliency
Wiley E. Coyote
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Egotistical and confident: the resiliency character of Coyote
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He never gives up, at any cost
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And he resolves to try a new way again and again
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In the end, he appears to come up with a meaningful resolution
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Challenges in studying resilience
Our understanding (through research) on resiliency and native peoples is confounded by tribal/ethnic diversity
Tools used to measure resiliency are not always appropriate
Rapid and ongoing cultural change are not easily delineated
The experiences of poverty, discrimination, and other factors become factors that are hard to isolate or explain
Residential lifestyle (urban and non-urban) also add to the challenges*
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Global impact on personal identity: among the many challenges