Understanding Native Americans
The amount of Native Americans living in the U.S.
About 5.2 million
What is one notable sports team with a sports mascot depicting Native Americans?
Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Indians, Washington Redskins, Florida State Seminoles.
T/F
The eagle feather is sacred and valued for it’s beauty.
Flase
When working with a Native Client, it is important to get a sense of that person's _________ ___ ________?
Level of acculturation
The median age for Native Americans as of 2010
31 years of age
In which area of the United States are gaming establishments most successful?
California or West Coast.
What are valued concepts when interacting with others?
Cooperation and Sharing
What two cues will give counselors a good sense of a Native American client's level of acculturation?
Verbal and Non-Verbal
A controversial form of determining Native American identity
Blood quantum
Which state has the highest graduation rate for Native Americans?
Tennessee
Why might a Native American avoid eye contact and/or verbal communication with others?
To show respect for their elders or a person of power
A major underlying and ongoing issue in counseling most Native Clients is?
Trust versus Mistrust
A term referring to a person of Native American ancestry
What is American Indian, Alaskan/ Hawaiian Native, Native people, Indian, First Nations, or Indigenous
What is the average unemployment rate for Native Americans?
45%
Native American children often trace their heritage through which members of the family?
Mother and Grandmother
One model useful in both intervention and prevention programs is the ?
Historical Trauma and Unresolved Grief Intervention
A reference to the self determination period
What is Red Power
List 3 physical conditions that affect sacred sites.
Dams, fencing, roads, mining, housing, tourism, vandalism, hydroelectric pants.
What is the significance of the numbers 4 and 7 in Native American spirituality?
Recommendations that are intended as ________ _____ _____ for working with a traditional Native client, are greetings, hospitality, silence, space, eye contact, intention and collaboration.
culturally alert ways