4-H Youth Development Programming in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of Cooperative Extension Literature

Authors

• Joshua Farella, University of ArizonaFollow
• Mike Hauser, University of ArizonaFollow
• Amy Parrott, University of ArizonaFollow
• Joshua D. Moore, University of ArizonaFollow
• Meghan Penrod, University of ArizonaFollow
• Jeremy Elliott-Engel, University of ArizonaFollow

Volume

59

Issue

3

DOI

10.34068/joe.59.03.07

Abstract

A literature review was conducted using the key words relating to Native American Youth and 4-H to assess the current state of 4-H youth programming serving First Nation/ Indigenous populations to inform future Extension initiatives. A systematic and qualitative review determined what level of focus the conducted programming efforts placed on broadly accepted elements of cultural identity as noted in the Peoplehood Model. A very small number of articles (N=13) were found pertaining to 4-H and Indigenous Communities. Fewer demonstrated emphasis on the peoplehood elements of language, place, traditional ceremony or calendars, and history. This work investigates a continuing inequity in 4-H PYD–both in service and reporting–and suggests some next steps for creating a more inclusive 4-H program for Native American/First Nation/Indigenous youth.

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Recommended Citation

Farella, J., Hauser, M., Parrott, A., Moore, J. D., Penrod, M., & Elliott-Engel, J. (2021). 4-H Youth Development Programming in Indigenous Communities: A Critical Review of Cooperative Extension Literature. Journal of Extension, 59(3), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.59.03.07