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	<description>Connecting Children to Their Native American Roots</description>
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		<title>Intergenerational Healing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined by the Mayo Clinic as “a mental health condition that&#8217;s triggered by a terrifying event.”  It continues, “Many people who go through traumatic events have difficulty adjusting and coping for a while. But with &#8230; <a href="http://ayazuta.com/blog/?p=70">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Child Welfare &amp; Cultural Compentency:  What is Good for the Goose is Not Good for the Gander</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a former social worker and Native American Cultural Specialist for Children’s Services, I personally was on the receiving end of numerous questions regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act and it’s procedures.  “Why do Indian people get to have an &#8230; <a href="http://ayazuta.com/blog/?p=58">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tribal Customary Adoption and the Budding of a Much Needed Partnership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My non-Native friends: imagine that you are suddenly no longer allowed to be wed with the ceremony your ancestors used forever. No honeymoon. No throwing of the bouquet. The vows include values that are not your own, and the process &#8230; <a href="http://ayazuta.com/blog/?p=38">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>About Vevila Hussey, MSW (Choctaw)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vevila Hussey, MSW (Choctaw) provides Indian Child Welfare Expert Consultant services in Sacramento and the surrounding counties. Spending her teen years in foster care, her vision for the empowerment of Indian (and all) families involved in the child welfare system &#8230; <a href="http://ayazuta.com/blog/?p=50">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ICWA “Active Efforts” Cheat Sheet</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As an Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Expert Witness/Consultant in child welfare cases, one of questions I ask in my case assessment is: Have “active efforts” been provided to prevent the breakup of the Indian family? In cases that do &#8230; <a href="http://ayazuta.com/blog/?p=15">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Native American Mascots:  All Fun &amp; Games?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why were “Indian” mascots created? Why are so many against their use and what is the case to maintain their presence in schools and professional sports teams? Are there any effects of the “Indian” portrayals and if so, what are &#8230; <a href="http://ayazuta.com/blog/?p=12">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome to Ayazuta Blog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to Ayazuta.com Blog. Kevin Hughes, founder of H7 interactive, LLC. and creator of Ayazuta, was working with State and County based Justice Partners in California in early 2008, when he came across the ICWA Noticing issue that existed between &#8230; <a href="http://ayazuta.com/blog/?p=1">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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