Resources for Native Veterans

The publications and websites listed on this page do not reflect a comprehensive listing of all existing resources; however, they do provide a variety of the types of resources available in print and on the Internet.

Publications

• Cantrell, Bridget, Ph.D. and Dean, Chuck. Down Range to Iraq and Back. Seattle: Wordsmith Publishing, 2005.
• Hart II, Ashley B. Ph.D, An Operators Manual for Combat PTSD: Essays for Coping. Lincoln: iUniverse.com, Inc., 2000.
• Holm, Tom. Strong Hearts, Wounded Souls: Native American Vietnam Veterans. University of Texas Press, 1996.
• Johnson, Kendall, Ph.D. After the Storm: Healing After Trauma, Tragedy and Terror. Alameda: Hunter House Inc. Publishers, 2006.
• Kahele, Rose. “In Country.” Hana Hou: The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines. Vol. 11, No. 3. June/July 2008.
• Kent, Jim. “American Indians Have Proud Tradition of Military Service.” Voice of America, May 2007. Online: http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2007-05/2007-05-17-voa28.cfm?moddate=2007-05-17
• Robinson, Gary and Lucas, Phil. From Warriors to Soldiers: The History of Native American Service in the United States Military. New York: iUniverse.com, Inc., 2008.
• Tick, Edward, Ph.D. War and the Soul: Healing our nation’s Veterans from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Wheaton: Quest Books, 2005.
• U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs. Indians in the War. Haskell Printing Department, 1945. Online: http://www.history.navy.mil/library/online/indians.htm
• Walle, Alf H. The Path of Handsome Lake: A Model of Recovery for Native People. Information Age Publishing Inc., 2004.

Websites

A historical snapshot of Native Americans’ service in the United States military is provided on the websites below. The first link is to the Veteran’s Administration publication American Indians and Alaskan Natives Veterans: Lasting Contributions, September 2006, an overview of statistics by historical periods of Native Americans’ military participation. The second link is to a U.S. Department of Defense publication, 20th Century Warriors: Native American Participation in the United States Military, which provides readers with an overview of contributions specific to that time period.

• http://www1.va.gov/vetdata/docs/aianpaper9-12-06final.doc
• http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/nativeamerican01/warrior.html

Service and Resource Sites for Veterans and their families

• Camp Chaparral Website: http://www.waterplanet.ws/cc/Site/Home.html
  Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services toall veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues. Veterans have earned these benefits through their service and all are provided at no cost to the veteran or family. Locations for all 232 Veteran Centers are listed.
  Vet Center Website: http://www.vetcenter.va.gov/
• National Center on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Website:
  http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/publications/publications/wsah/wsah_nativemil.html
• U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs: The American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Research Department of Psychiatry, University of Colorado, Denver, Colorado and VA Employee Education System, 2000. A series of four video tapes: http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ncmain/ncdocs/fact_shts/fs_native_vets.html

Sites designed to educate, support or honor Native Veterans

• Comanche Nation Veterans web page: http://www.comanchenation.com/veterans/index.html
• http://firstwarrior.com/ A photo essay website designed to recognize and honor the military service of America’s First People.