Citation

Barrios PG, Egan M. Affilia 2002; 17(2): 206-228.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/088610990201700205

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Four Native American women livingin the majority culture were interviewed in a qualitative study, usingsnowball sampling, to explore their experiences concerningthe meaningof being Native and of being Native women. A constant comparative qualitative analysis revealed four themes reflectingthe women's experiences: “otherness”: conflictingdominant and Native cultural messages; Native traditions as strengths, particularly as taught by female elders early in life; and the formation of positive gender and ethnic identities.