Running head: ETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY

Ethnographic Stud !atie "rogan #a ne State Uni$er%it & S# '(1)

Ethnographic Study The %tud o* + *a+i, hi%tor ha% taught +e a -ea,th o* in*or+ation a.out + *a+i, and + heritage/ Through thi% 0ourne I ha$e ta,1ed to re,ati$e%& %earched the internet and gone through photo a,.u+%/ Thi% e2perience ha% educated +e on -h + *a+i, i% the -a it i%/ My Family History 3 0ourne o* ,earning a.out + hi%tor %tarted -ith ethnographic inter$ie-ing -hich i% the ,earning o* a per%on4% cu,tura, -or,d& $a,ue%& and .eha$iora, e2pectation%/ 5!ir%t6A%h+an 7 Hu,, 8r& 9)19: I %tarted inter$ie-ing + o,de%t ,i$ing re,ati$e%& + parent%/ 3 +other4%

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%ide o* the *a+i, I traced .ac1 to .eing +e+.er% o* the ",ac1*oot Indian tri.e out o* 3ontana/ 3 great grand+other -a% .orn in !an%a% in 1;))/ 3 great grand+other 3a+ie .eca+e pregnant -ith + Grand+other 3argaret in 1;'9 *ro+ a +an that -a% not her hu%.and/ Short, a*ter the .irth o* 3argaret her hu%.and ,e*t her and 3a+ie +o$ed to Detroit ,oo1ing *or -or1 -ith 3argaret/ 3a+ie +o$ed into a ho+e -ith her %i%ter& ,i$ing -ith her %i%ter the entire ti+e %he rai%ed 3argaret/ 3argaret on, -ent to %choo, through the <th grade& .e*ore ha$ing to =uite to -or1/ Once 3argaret +arried %he +o$ed to the %u.ur.%& ; +i,e and Schoenherr road/ In order to .e a.,e to a**ord to +o$e to the %u.ur.% 3ai+e +o$ed in -ith 3argaret and her hu%.and Nor.ert/ 3ai+e %hared a roo+ -ith + +other once %he -a% .orn/ 3ai+e -a% + +other4% .e%t *riend and rai%ed her/ 3ai+e -a% $er thri*t *ro+ ,i$ing through the depre%%ion& %he taught + +other to .e thri*t -ith e$er thing/ 3ai+e ne$er thre- an thing a-a that %he thought %he +ight ha$e a u%e *or/ She -ou,d co,,ect o,d c,othe% and 0ar%/ She a,%o taught + +other ho- to *ind -i,d -eed% and ho- to +a1e %te- out o* the+ and ho- to %e- her o-n c,othe%/ 3argaret4% hu%.and did not co+e *ro+ a *a+i, that %tuc1 together and he,ped each other out/ 3 grand*ather -a% neg,ected and a.u%ed a% a chi,d& the %choo, ca,,ed chi,d protecti$e %er$ice%/ Chi,d protecti$e %er$ice% re+o$ed + grand*ather *ro+ hi% *a+i, and p,aced hi+ into *o%ter care a% a oung chi,d/ " the ti+e he -a% reunited -ith hi% *a+i, he he,d great re%ent+ent again%t the+& hating the+/ A% %oon a% Nor.ert -a% o,d enough he +o$ed out o* hi% parent%4 ho+e& ne$er ta,1ing or %eeing the+ again/ 3 *ather4% *a+i, ca+e *ro+ A,.erta Canada& .oth o* + grandparent% on + dad4% %ide -here .orn in Canada/ 3 *ather4% parent% "ett and Doug,a% ca+e to the United State% a*ter high %choo, ,oo1ing *or -or1/ "ett and Doug,a% had %e$en chi,dren& one died a% a teenager in a car accident/ 3 *ather *a+i, -a% not ,i1e + +other4% *a+i, in the %en%e o* he,ping each other and %upporting each other/ A*ter the death o* + grand+other "ett +o%t o* the *a+i, doe% not co++unicate an ,onger/

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3 parent% Ron and !aren ha$e .een +arried *or '; ear% and ha$e *our chi,dren& ' gir,% and a .o / 3 *ather -ent to -or1 unti, he cou,d no ,onger -or1 *or +edica, rea%on% and + +other %ta ed ho+e rai%ing + %i.,ing% and + %e,*/ #hen + %i%ter -a% in e,e+entar %choo, %he -a% diagno%ed -ith +u%cu,ar d %troph / 3 +other and I %tepped up and %upported + %i%ter doing -hate$er -e cou,d and %ti,, do/ At the %tage -hen + %i%ter %tarted to .eco+e -o.., -hen -a,1ing& I -a,1ed -ith her ho,ding her ar+ to %upport her/ I -a% ne$er on ti+e *or an c,a%% + 0unior or %enior ear in high %choo, %o I cou,d .e there *or her/ Toda I -ith + *i$e chi,dren ha$e +o$ed in -ith + parent%& a% I regroup + %e,* a*ter + di$orce/ 3 *a+i, i% a,-a % there *or +e %upporting +e in e$er thing I do/

Crises and Challenges The *ir%t cri%e% and cha,,enge that + *a+i, had to *ace -a% the diagno%i% o* + %i%ter/ There -ere a ,ot o* *ear% o* the un1no-n/ A*ter her diagno%i% + *ather -ithdre- hi+%e,*& + o,der %i%ter tried to pretend that there -a% nothing -a% -rong -ith her& + +other re%earched the di%ea%e tr ing to ,earn a% +uch a% po%%i.,e& I he,ped + %i%ter and %tarted doing $o,unteer -or1 -ith the 3u%cu,ar D %troph A%%ociation/ In the a%pect o* thi% cha,,enge I too1 a*ter + +other4% %ide o* the *a+i, -hi,e + *ather and %i.,ing% too1 a*ter + *ather4% %ide/ A% ti+e ha% gone on + %i%ter doe% accept that + %i%ter doe% need he,p& .ut %ti,, doe% not he,p her/ 3 *ather %ti,, re+ain% -ithdra-n/ A %econd cha,,enge that + *a+i, ha% *aced -a% the death o* + grand+other 3argaret/ 3argaret -a% + +other4% ,a%t ,i$ing re,ati$e .e%ide% her i++ediate *a+i, / 3 +other ho,d% on to the +e+orie% o* her parent% through o.0ect%& and can te,, a %tor .ehind each one/ A% an on, chi,d thi% ,o%% -a% $er hard to hand,e and i% the rea%on -h + +other had *our 1id%& 3 +other did not ,i1e not ha$ing *a+i, / I do not

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ho,d on to o.0ect .ut rather +e+orie% o* + grandparent%/ 3 +other need% the o.0ect% and .eco+e% $er di%traught -hen %o+ething happen% to one o* her parent% ite+%& no +atter ho- in%igni*icant the ite+ i%/ 3 +other and I4% ?re%i,ience -hich i% the a.i,it to adapt to %tre%%& ad$er%it & trau+a& or traged -hi,e .eing a.,e to +aintain %ta.,e and hea,th ,e$e,% o* p% cho,ogica, and ph %ica, *unctioning@ 5App,e. & Co,on& 7 Ha+i,ton& 9)11: co+e% *ro+ our %trong %ocia, di+en%ion/ ?Socia, di+en%ion i% part o* the 3u,tidi+en%iona, *ra+e-or1 that re*er% to %ocia, *actor% that inc,ude *a+i, & co++unit & and other %upport % %te+%/@ 5A%h*ord 7 Aecro & 9)1):

Child Rearing In + *a+i, -ith + o-n chi,dren I do a,, o* the chi,d rearing/ #hen gro-ing up + +other did the %a+e/ 3 +other -a% the one that he,ped -ith ho+e-or1& coo1ed +ea,%& dro$e u% to acti$itie%& and too1 care o* u%/ 3 *ather -ou,d ha$e .een ,o%t i* he -ou,d ha$e had to rai%e u% 0u%t a% + chi,dren4% *ather -ou,d .e/ "oth + +other and I .e,ie$e that chi,dren %hou,d .e ta1en care o* . their +other/ A +other %hou,d .rea%t *eed her .a. & teach the+ their A"C4%& and he,p the+ e2p,ore the -or,d a% +uch a% po%%i.,e/ Chi,dren %hou,d ne$er .e gi$ing a %pan1ing *or doing -rongB it %hou,d .e u%ed a% a -a to teach our chi,dren the di**erence .et-een right and -rong/ Chi,dren %hou,d eat or at ,ea%t tr -hat i% gi$en to the+& or the can -ait ti,, the ne2t +ea,/ I re+e+.er $er ,itt,e o* + *ather4% in$o,$e+ent in + chi,dhood/ 3 *ather -a% there .ut it -a% + +other that -a% in charge o* u%/ Family Values

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#hen gro-ing up + +other -ou,d coo1 three +ea,% a da a,ong -ith %nac1%& -e -ou,d eat +ea,% and %nac1% together in the 1itchen or out%ide on a nice da / #e -ou,d he,p + +other -ith hou%eho,d chore% -ithout recei$ing an a,,o-ance/ #e -ere gi$en e2pectation%B there -a% a certain -a to act in certain %ituation%/ !id% are e2pected to addre%% adu,t% and peop,e o* authorit -ith re%pect/ I -a% ne$er a,,o-ed to u%e pro*anit or other negati$e ter+ino,og / In + hou%e %ti,, to thi% da -e cannot %a %hut up& it i% $ie-ed a% u%ing pro*anit / !id% are a,%o %uppo%ed to .e 1id%& . getting dirt and running around/ Gro-ing up I attended re,igiou% education and -ou,d go to church on a %e+i regu,ar .a%i%/ 3 *ather -a% rai%ed $er re,igiou% and %ti,, i% to thi% da / 3 +other -a% not rai%ed re,igiou% and doe% not con%ider her%e,* to .e re,igiou%/ 3 *a+i, ha% $er open and hone%t re,ation%hip% -ith each other& a% + +other %a % it i% + 0o. to te,, ou the truth not 0u%t .e nice/ A,, o* the%e practice% that I ha$e gro-n up -ith I in%ti,, in + chi,dren& 0u%t a% + grand+other and great grand+other in%ti,,ed in + +other/ My Cultural Identity I4+ a -hite %ing,e -o+an that on, %pea1% Eng,i%h/ I do not go to church regu,ar, & a% -ith *i$e %+a,, chi,dren I end up in the $e%ti.u,e %o I ha$e ta1en a .rea1 *or a -hi,e/ I ce,e.rate a% I -ou,d ca,, the+ the traditiona, A+erican ho,ida %B Ea%ter& Chri%t+a%& Than1%gi$ing& Independence Da & .irthda %& and anni$er%arie%/ I .e,ie$e in treating peop,e re%pect*u,, and -ith dignit & no +atter ho- the treat ou/ Chi,dren are the *uture and one per%on doe% not rai%e a chi,d .ut the co++unit the chi,d ,i$e% in/ In re,ation%hip% I .e,ie$e that a +arriage %hou,d .e *ore$er& un,e%% %ituation% ari%e that +a1e that not po%%i.,e/ I .e,ie$e that true happine%% co+e *ro+ *a+i, and *riend%/ Hu+an% are %ocia, .eing% and -e need each other/ How my values relate to being a Social Wor er

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I do not ho,d +an %trong po%ition% on +an thing%& I do not thin1 I a+ .etter than an particu,ar race or ethnicit / I do ho,d %trong, to proper treat+ent o* chi,dren and the e,der, / I en0o ,earning a.out di**erent -a % o* ,i*e and *ind it *a%cinating/ There i% not on, one -a to co+p,ete a ta%1 nor i% there on -a to ,i$e a ,i*e/ Peop,e ha$e the right to .e treated e=ua,, acro%% the .oard/ 3 $a,ue% encourage di$er%it & no one i% per*ect nor i% an one co+p,ete, -rong/ I .e,ie$e that a% ,ong a% there i% good intent a per%on %hou,d .e *ree to ,i$e their ,i*e the -a the -ant to/ Conclusion Prior to co+p,eting thi% ethnographic %tud I ne$er rea,iDed ho- +uch + *a+i, ha% %ta ed the %a+e o$er the generation%/ 3 *a+i, ha% a,-a % .een accepting o* each other through thic1 and thin/ 3 *a+i, %upport i% the greate%t a%%et in ,i*e and .ring% the +o%t 0o to +e/

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