1. Native American children not only face developmental problems, but they are faced with exposure of two very distinct cultures; they struggle with meeting their parents expectations and that of the majority culture simultaneously.

2. Native American adolescents have higher truancy rates than other ethnic groups.

3. Failure in school is higher than the national average.

4. Drug and/or alcohol use is high among Native American youth.

5. The suicide rate is statistically twice that of the national average.