COUC 504 week 3 Questions and Answers |
2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct.
American Indian Demographics
-defining "Indian": by genetic definition—having a certain percentage of Indian blood as
established by the Federal Register of the United States; by community recognition—being
recognized as Indian by other Indians is paramount, because federal and state governments do
not recognize all tribes; by enrollment in a recognized tribe; and by self-declaration, the method
used by the Census Bureau.
-2.5 million people identified themselves being American Indian, with another 1.6 million
reporting they were Indian and of another race
-562 federally recognized tribes
American Indian family structure & Obligations
-cousins are all referred to as brother and sister
-primary relationship is not the parents, but grandparents
-Families make no distinctions between natural and inducted by marriage family members once
one marries into an Indian family (no term for in laws)
-relationship, not blood, determines family role
-individual tribe determines roles and family obligations.
-Two-Spirit is the contemporary name for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Native
Americans
American Indian The Spiritual Relationship of Man and Nature
,-Mitakuye Oyasin, Lakota for "To all my relations," is a salutation and a saying one commonly
hears at the end of prayer
-acknowledges the spiritual bond between the speaker and all people present, affirms the
importance of the relationship of the speaker to his or her blood relatives, the forbears' tribe, the
family of man, and Mother Nature. It bespeaks a life-affirming philosophy that all life forces are
valuable and interdependent
-sacred beings may include animals, plants, mountains, and bodies of water
American Indian genocide
-During the 1950s and 1960s the federal government developed a termination and relocation
plan, taking many Indians from their homes and families and relocating them to urban centers
-suicide, violence, and homicide all increased to epidemic proportions. School dropout rates, teen
pregnancies and high rates of unemployment all became markers of a legacy of trauma
experienced throughout this country by Indian people
-whites victimize native americans
American Indian Tribal identity
-Each tribe's customs and values are critical to individual identity and affect family dynamics
-think in "we" terms, not "I"
-all tribes have distinct world views and practices
-diversity can lead to conflict
-Each nation has legends about its own warriors, heroes, medicine men, and medicine women.
American Indian communal sharing
, -Indians accord great respect to those who give the most to other individuals and families, and
then to the band, tribe, or community
-notion of sharing can make it hard for business to succeed on tribal land
-families share liquid assets
American Indian therapy issues
-family therapy model "Indian way," consists of extended families and often entire tribal groups
working together to resolve problems
-When Indian clients enter a clinician's office, they will more likely look for behavioral
indications of who the therapist is rather than for a particular diploma on the wall.
-must be aware of impact of genocide, understand the differences between the dominant culture
and that of American Indian clients, and consider each individual client and family's level of
assimilation
NATIVE AMERICANS TODAY: ROSE P.'S STORY
-lives in shame and feels oppressed (frustrations of being Native American)
-That raised fist is what comes to mind first when I think about being a Native American in
America today. I have been scorned and squashed down because my culture, my traditions, and
my identity are different from mainstream America's
-teachers and bosses look at her with disgust, only pick people with blonde hair
-government made promises (jobs, security) to her parents, but didn't follow through
-did not grow up enriched in Native culture as a result.
DOCUMENTING OUR HISTORICAL LOSS AND THE DYNAMICS OF
UNRESOLVED GRIEF
2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct.
American Indian Demographics
-defining "Indian": by genetic definition—having a certain percentage of Indian blood as
established by the Federal Register of the United States; by community recognition—being
recognized as Indian by other Indians is paramount, because federal and state governments do
not recognize all tribes; by enrollment in a recognized tribe; and by self-declaration, the method
used by the Census Bureau.
-2.5 million people identified themselves being American Indian, with another 1.6 million
reporting they were Indian and of another race
-562 federally recognized tribes
American Indian family structure & Obligations
-cousins are all referred to as brother and sister
-primary relationship is not the parents, but grandparents
-Families make no distinctions between natural and inducted by marriage family members once
one marries into an Indian family (no term for in laws)
-relationship, not blood, determines family role
-individual tribe determines roles and family obligations.
-Two-Spirit is the contemporary name for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Native
Americans
American Indian The Spiritual Relationship of Man and Nature
,-Mitakuye Oyasin, Lakota for "To all my relations," is a salutation and a saying one commonly
hears at the end of prayer
-acknowledges the spiritual bond between the speaker and all people present, affirms the
importance of the relationship of the speaker to his or her blood relatives, the forbears' tribe, the
family of man, and Mother Nature. It bespeaks a life-affirming philosophy that all life forces are
valuable and interdependent
-sacred beings may include animals, plants, mountains, and bodies of water
American Indian genocide
-During the 1950s and 1960s the federal government developed a termination and relocation
plan, taking many Indians from their homes and families and relocating them to urban centers
-suicide, violence, and homicide all increased to epidemic proportions. School dropout rates, teen
pregnancies and high rates of unemployment all became markers of a legacy of trauma
experienced throughout this country by Indian people
-whites victimize native americans
American Indian Tribal identity
-Each tribe's customs and values are critical to individual identity and affect family dynamics
-think in "we" terms, not "I"
-all tribes have distinct world views and practices
-diversity can lead to conflict
-Each nation has legends about its own warriors, heroes, medicine men, and medicine women.
American Indian communal sharing
, -Indians accord great respect to those who give the most to other individuals and families, and
then to the band, tribe, or community
-notion of sharing can make it hard for business to succeed on tribal land
-families share liquid assets
American Indian therapy issues
-family therapy model "Indian way," consists of extended families and often entire tribal groups
working together to resolve problems
-When Indian clients enter a clinician's office, they will more likely look for behavioral
indications of who the therapist is rather than for a particular diploma on the wall.
-must be aware of impact of genocide, understand the differences between the dominant culture
and that of American Indian clients, and consider each individual client and family's level of
assimilation
NATIVE AMERICANS TODAY: ROSE P.'S STORY
-lives in shame and feels oppressed (frustrations of being Native American)
-That raised fist is what comes to mind first when I think about being a Native American in
America today. I have been scorned and squashed down because my culture, my traditions, and
my identity are different from mainstream America's
-teachers and bosses look at her with disgust, only pick people with blonde hair
-government made promises (jobs, security) to her parents, but didn't follow through
-did not grow up enriched in Native culture as a result.
DOCUMENTING OUR HISTORICAL LOSS AND THE DYNAMICS OF
UNRESOLVED GRIEF
