... elders. Urban families often also face the challenges of interracial marriage and the struggle to develop identities that honor the traditions of the Indian and non-Indian heritage. Literature indicates that, in comparison to children of other ethnic minority groups, American Native children are at greater risk for emotional and behavioral disorders and negative psychosocial conditions ... as well as loneliness and depression and heighten emotional well-being, social adjustment, self-esteem, coping abilities and optimism. They further state that "retraditionalization" - which is "increa...

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