Four Native American women living in the majority culture were interviewed in a qualitative study, using snowball sampling, to explore their experiences concerning the meaning of being Native and of being Native women. A constant comparative qualitative analysis revealed four themes reflecting the women's experiences: "otherness": conflicting dominant and Native cultural messages; Native traditions as strengths, particularly as taught by female elders early in life; and the formation of positive gender and ethnic identities.First Americans are receiving increased attention in the social work literature, much of which has focused on client populations and/or their psychosocial problems (
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