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NRC Brochure (2005)
Download our Center brochure (151K, pdf)

First 3-Year Grant Cycle
> Year 1 Reports
> Year 2 Reports
> Year 3 Reports
Second 3-Year Grant Cycle
> Year 1 Reports
> Year 2 Reports

First 3-Year Grant Cycle

Year 1 Reports (1st 3-year grant cycle)

The Center produced four papers based on what we learned during the first year. These papers are available for download.

Health Status of Alaska Native Elders (295 KB, pdf) is a paper based on personal reports of Elders on health disparities. It also contains compiled data from published reports and other available literature to fully describe the health status of Elders in Alaska.
-Brian Saylor, PhD, MPH; Sanna Doucette, BA; Stacy Smith, MFA

Our View of Dignified Aging (314 KB, pdf) details Elders' values in dealing with the care of Elders, including their desires, expectations, and perceived needs. Interviews for this paper were voice recorded, often in the Mother tongue, then translated and transcribed by local speakers.
-Kathy Graves, PhD; Stacy Smith, MFA

Establishing Best Practices for Alaska Native Elders (186 KB, pdf) describes the theories behind current existing community programs that are based on underlying cultural and contemporary values recognized within cultural regions. It describes the need to implement traditional values and customs to provide good care to Native Elders.
-Bernard Segal, PhD; Stacy Smith, MFA

Elder Abuse Among Alaska Natives (200 KB, pdf) is a sensitive perspective of problems evolving from the lack of respect shown to Native Elders. It discusses possible causes and responses that communities have formulated, and aims to help communities plan programs that will reduce and prevent Elder disrespect.
-Bernard Segal, PhD; Stacy Smith, MFA

Year 2 Reports (1st 3-year grant cycle)

The Center produced four papers based on what we learned during the second year. These papers are available for download.

Achieving Best Practice in Long Term Care for Alaska Native and American Indian Elders (330 KB, pdf) provides a review of successful tribally run services for Alaska Native elders, tribal programs in other areas of the country, and two models that have not yet been provided in Alaska or in Indian Country.
-P. Kay Branch, MA; Stacy Smith, MFA

Boarding School: Historical Trauma among Alaska's Native People (347 KB, pdf) examines the traumatic impacts of the Wrangell Institute Boarding School and the significant role the Episcopal Church of Alaska played in recognizing, implementing, and organizing a "Healing Convocation" for some of its parishioners. It also discusses the broader aspects of historical trauma among Alaska's indigenous people.
-Jim La Belle, MA; Stacy Smith, MFA

Alaska Native Elders and Abuse: Creating Harmony by Voicing Traditions of Listening (547 KB, pdf) synthesizes extended conversations with Alaskan Yup'ik/Cup'ik, Athabascan, Aleut, Inupiat, Alutiiq, and Tlingit Elders on the origin of elder abuse, and shares ways to reduce and control these occurrences. This report is intended for Western practitioners, Alaska Native health organizations, and those involved in program design and policy making.
-Kathleen Graves, PhD; Louise Shavings, BSW; Cookie Rose; Stacy Smith, MFA

Long Term Care Needs of Alaska Native Elders (977 KB, pdf) assesses the health status and long term care needs of Alaska Native elders.The objectives are to determine what services are needed, what services are currently available, and where and how the system can develop services for elders that are culturally appropriate and close to home.
-P. Kay Branch, MA

Year 3 Reports (1st 3-year grant cycle)

The Center produced two papers based on what we learned during the third year. These papers are available for download.

Boarding School Project: Mental Health Outcome (437 KB, pdf) reports on the voices of Alaska Natives who attended boarding school thirty years ago in order to learn more about this obscure period.
- Kathy Graves, PhD, MSW

How to Lead a Community to Wellness from Boarding School Trauma (376 KB, pdf) focuses on the steps to leading a community to wellness from boarding school trauma. This paper is a continuation of the report "Boarding School: Historical Trauma among Alaska's Native People."
- Jim La Belle, MA

Mt Sanford Tribal Consortium: Elder Care Initiative Project
The purpose of this project is to develop an appropriate menu services that will allow elders to remain in their home communities where they are close their family, friends, culture, and community. More detailed description.

NRC Year-End and Final Grant Cycle Report (277 KB, pdf)
This is the Third Year Year-End Report (period from 4-1-2006 to 9-29-2006) and the Final 3-year Cycle Report (period from 9-30-03 to 9-29-06)

On Best Practices

Story of the Alaska Native Fatherhood Movement (175 KB, pdf)
-Matthew R Sena, University of Alaska Anchorage / Fairbanks

How the Fatherhood Program Got Started (118 KB, pdf)
-Interview with Patrick Anderson (bio), Executive Director, Chugachmiut
October 2007
Quality of Life Index (62 KB, pdf)
-Patrick Anderson

On Long Term Care

Elder Needs Assessment - This survey is being conducted by Mt. Sanford Tribal Consortium. The purpose of the survey is to help in developing services that will assist Elders to live comfortably in their community.
-The Continuum of Long Term Care in Alaska (72 KB, pdf) - includes a chart and long term care definitions. Developed by the Alaska Native Health Consortium (ANTHC) for use by its member regional health organization.
-Elder Needs Assessment survey instrument (61 KB, pdf)
-Survey results: Chistochina (123 KB, pdf)
-Survey results: Mentasta (147 KB, pdf)

Second 3-Year Grant Cycle

Year 1 Reports (2nd 3-year grant cycle)

Lack of Long-Term Care Services in Indian Country: An Analysis of Extending Medicaid Long Term Care Funding to Non-638 Tribal Programs (42 KB, pdf)
-Jordan Lewis, MSW (Bio/CV)

"Successful Aging Through the Eyes of Yup'ik Eskimos: An Ethnographic Look at Successful Aging in Bristol Bay, Alaska" - Presentation
(190 KB, pdf)
-Jordan Lewis, MSW (Bio/CV)

"Successful Aging Through the Eyes of Alaska Natives" - Presentation (320 KB, pdf)
-Jordan Lewis, MSW (Bio/CV)

NRC Year-End Report (147 KB, pdf)
This is the Year-End Report for the period 3-1-2007 to 6-30-2007

Year 2 Reports (2nd 3-year grant cycle)

RC Mid-Year Report (147 KB, pdf)
This is the Mid-Year Report for the period 7-1-2007 to 12-31-2007

“Preserving our Future.” The role of Elders in the cultural resilience of Native communities - Presentation (963 KB, pdf)
-Jordan Lewis, MSW (Bio/CV)

 

Note: The opinions or conclusion are not necessarily those of the Administration on Aging and the Department of Health and Human Services. Opinions and conclusions of the papers are solely those of the authors of the various papers