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Native American children and families  

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  • Native Americans are a rapidly growing, relatively young, geographically dispersed and culturally heterogeneous population. Out of the more than 280 million Americans, approximately 2.5 million people identify themselves solely as American Indian/Alaska Native, but when including those who consider themselves part American Indian or part Alaska Native, the number grows to 4.1 million. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Native American Children and Families]

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