In this article “And Then I went to school” by Joe Sunia, talks about his childhood memories. Growing up on the reservation from the start of it to leaving home. Getting to see the other side outside of the rez, the white man's world. Also it was different from the way he grew up,leaving home and going back home a whole different person or you could say. 

Leaving home and living a whole other life outside of the rez. Also growing up on the rez and how things were.

In this article "PTSD in Native American Vietnam Veterans: A Reassessment" it talks about how PTSD effects the natives after returning back home from the war in Vietnam. The article talked about the percentages that natives  suffered with and the use of substance abuse. During the war there were stereotypes that the natives had to face. The natives had realized that the type of war being fought was roughly parallel fought by the whites against their ancestors. 

In this article "Indian Life after World War II" talks about the Navajo people along with the Hopi people. They relocated to the cities such as Oklahoma,New Mexico,California,Arizona,Utah, and Colorado. After the war the Navajos were struck with a severe blizzard during the winter of 1947-1948. They were devastated and some got to the point of starvation. Then president Truman had heard about the blizzard and how the people had been going through. Truman sent a request for a ten-year program to the tribes. It was to develop the resources for their reservations. 

This article talked about a man named Steven Clevenger and how he was in the Iraq and Afghanistan War. He also wrote a book about natives and the War in Iraq. In the article he also talked about what the definition of warrior meant and the elements to a “Successful U.S Military Career.”  Steven spent time with Native Americans military members in Iraq. Such as Apache,Navajo,Osage, and Pueblo. He asked how their culture affected and informed wartime service. 

Canadian Veterans served in the three main wars,World War ll,Korean war,and 40,000 served the Afghanistan war. Studies have indicated that Canadian Veterans have a 1.4-1.8 higher risk of suicide than any other Canadian adults. These veterans are at a higher risk of adverse mental health than the general population. 

For example: A larger sale survey revealed 13% of regular force veterans that had been diagnosed with PTSD and compared to 17% of the Canadian adults population. Some negative stereotypes may manifest themselves into the most media stores about PTSD or suicide in veterans. 

Mental Health in American Indian, Alaska Natives,Mountain Apache, the Navajo Nation, and along with three satellite Communities. These communities were given supplements to reduce the burden of suicide amongst these communities. These supplements are called "Collaborative hubs". These supplements are an on-going research project supported by the National Institute of Mental Health. Native communities that are at a higher rate of suicide than the general population.