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Honoring Cultural Traditions: Early Head Start Programs in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
Technical Assistance Paper No. 12
  

Head Start (HS) and Early Head Start (EHS) families come from an array of diverse cultural backgrounds. This technical assistance paper will provide a brief overview of the issues unique to EHS programs working in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. It also will highlight the features of several of these unique programs from across the country.

Honoring Cultural Traditions: Early Head Start Programs in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities

Early Head Start (EHS) programs across the country incorporate the cultures and languages, the strengths and challenges of the families and communities they serve. The American Indian and Alaska Native EHS programs undertake this work in a unique context; as they provide the comprehensive services that characterize EHS, many programs are also committed to restoring the traditional practices of their families. More>> [PDF, 654KB]

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Honoring Cultural Traditions: Early Head Start Programs in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities. Technical Assistance Paper No. 12. HHS/ACF/OHS. 2008. English. [PDF, 654KB].
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