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Risk, resilience, and natural recovery: a model of recovery from alcohol abuse for Alaska Natives.

An Alaska Native understanding of the recovery process from alcohol abuse and consequent sobriety is explored and the PA heuristic model points to important cultural elements in AN conceptualizations of recovery.
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Healing of the canoe: preliminary results of a culturally tailored intervention to prevent substance abuse and promote tribal identity for Native youth in two Pacific Northwest tribes.

Preliminary support for the intervention curricula in promoting positive youth development, an optimistic future orientation, and the reduction of substance use among Native youth is provided.
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The Tools to Understand

SUMMARY A collaborative research process engaging Alaska Native communities in the study of protective factors in Alaska Native sobriety and the design of a preventative intervention using its…
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The Community Pulling Together: A Tribal Community–University Partnership Project to Reduce Substance Abuse and Promote Good Health in a Reservation Tribal Community

The authors describe the use of community-based participatory research and tribal participatoryResearch approaches to develop a culturally sensitive substance abuse prevention program for Native youth.
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"Tied together like a woven hat:" Protective pathways to Alaska native sobriety

Results suggest that preventative interventions should focus on intervening simultaneously at the community, family, and individual levels to build resilience and protective factors at each level.
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“I Wonder, Why Would You Do It That Way?”1 : Ethical Dilemmas in Doing Participatory Research With Alaska Native Communities

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Tapping the wisdom tradition: Essential elements to mentoring students of color.

The relevance of race, ethnicity, and culture in the mentor–mentee relationship is the essence of thisarticle. The authors argue that diversity education for those mentoring students of color merits…
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Community Perspectives on Drug/Alcohol Use, Concerns, Needs, and Resources in Four Washington State Tribal Communities

Qualitative data analysis revealed robust themes: prescription medications and alcohol were perceived as most prevalent and concerning; family and peer influences and emotional distress were prominent perceived risk factors; and SUAD intervention resources varied across communities.
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Research Partnerships between Academic Institutions and American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and Organizations: Effective Strategies and Lessons Learned in a Multisite CTN Study

A multi-site, exploratory study using CBPR/TPR to begin to better understand substance abuse issues of concern to some Tribes and Native organizations as well as strengths and resources that exist in these communities to address these concerns.
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Identifying Community Needs and Resources in a Native Community: A Research Partnership in the Pacific Northwest

A successful research partnership to develop and implement a needs and resources assessment using CBPR/TPR approaches is presented using a case study that can be used as a model for other research partnerships.
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