All My Relations: Understanding the Experiences of Native Americans with Disabilities

Hilary N. Weaver is a Lakota scholar, Professor, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, at the University at Buffalo, NY, USA. She is President of the American Indian Alaska Native Social Work Educators’ Association, has written numerous publications, and has presented her work regionally, nationally, and internationally, including at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. Francis Yuen is a Social Work Professor at California State University, Sacramento, CA, USA. He has published widely and served as the editor for the Journal of Social Work in Disability & Rehabilitation since 2003. He has been a principal investigator, evaluator, and trainer for national and local service organizations.

Introduction – All My Relations: Understanding the Experiences of Native Americans with Disabilities 1. Disability Through a Native American Lens: Examining Influences of Culture and Colonization 2. Toward a Culturally Informed Rehabilitation Treatment Model for American Indian/Alaska Native Veterans 3. American Indians’ Response to Physical Pain: Functional Limitations and Help-Seeking Behaviors 4. Mental Disabilities in an Aboriginal Context 5. Impact of Disability and Other Physical Health Issues on Academic Outcomes Among American Indian and Alaskan Native College Students: An Exploratory Analysis 6. Understanding the Challenges to Providing Disabilities Services and Rehabilitation in Rural Alaska: Where Do We Go From Here? 7. Jordan’s Principle and Indigenous Children with Disabilities in Canada: Jurisdiction, Advocacy, and Research 8. Environmental Exposures to Metals in Native Communities and Implications for Child Development: Basis for the Navajo Birth Cohort Study