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title: "American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive Through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity"
description: Designed as a quick reference tool for practitioners and advocates working with grandfamilies and kinship families who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. It is meant to help them provide services in a way that is culturally sensitive and…
url: "https://bridges4mentalhealth.org/hub/kinship/american-indian-alaska-native-grandfamilies-helping-children-thrive-through-connection-to-family-and-cultural-identity-2/"
updated: "2026-07-31"
category: Kinship Care
tags:
  - Audience
  - Child welfare professionals
  - Families
  - Tipsheet
  - Tribes
---

# American Indian & Alaska Native Grandfamilies: Helping Children Thrive Through Connection to Family and Cultural Identity

Designed as a quick reference tool for practitioners and advocates working with grandfamilies and kinship families who identify as American Indian or Alaska Native. It is meant to help them provide services in a way that is culturally sensitive and effective. It also serves as a reference guide for staff orientation/training to work in these communities.

 

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