• The Effects of Nepotism in Native Communities: Tribal members feeling left out, unfair when it comes to beneficial outcomes, low amount of community opportunities, less motivated students.

• Left out, frustrated, isolated, lonely, concerned, confused.

• Tribal programs not having any form of application process to tribal members.

• Not having any relation to the program leaders, leaving me to not have any information on these types of opportunities.

• Affecting my experience and community service, when it comes to scholarships and college applications.

• Experiencing the effects, which motivate me to make a change so that other students do not encounter similar situations.

• Nepotism is a secrete practice in Native Communities.

• Affects tribal members when it comes to:

  • Jobs

  • Scholarships

  • Programs

  • Financial Assistance

  • Housing

• Nepotism in Native Communities happen when members with power favor their relatives more than others.

• Tribal members are affected deeply in both the short and long run.

• What can I do tomorrow to help address the problem?

  • Present and inform tribal and council members about the topic and explain the effects that it has to members.

  • Create future goals and ways to prevent the practice of it.

• What can I tell my friends and family to do within the next month to address the problem?

  • To become aware of situations where they may be affected by it and speak up to warn others.

  • Promise to not practice Nepotism in any situation.

• What can my community do within the next year to address the problem?

  • Attend sessions/events about Nepotism (If any).

  • Notice the practices and speak up to others who may be practicing it.

  • End the practice of nepotism if possible.

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As the article begins, we are notified with the definition of what Nepotism means. We are also given examples in which it would be practiced or considered. The example stated in the article was during a job process. We are also informed about the different policies that companies and jobs may have that are against nepotism. These are called anti-nepotism policies. We are also informed that family owned businesses are more likely to practice nepotism than any other non-family owned business. The main idea to this article was the experiment that was performed, in order to receive the best results when it comes to the hiring process. We are also given sections like procedure and hypothetical to deeply evaluate and look at how they are racing the data. They addressed certain situations and also reported data that support their experiment, while listing future recommendations.

In this article, we are put in a situation where we are reading about an experiment and data within Italy and the United Kingdom. They also stated the main way in which they are trying to measure and record Nepotism. This based the data of people's last names within the certain company. If the percentage of the last names was higher than the average percentage that should be in the company, it would be classified as nepotism. They also addressed how there are some factors that may affect their results. These factors would be how one may get their last name or the high amount of specific names. In addition, they also looked at how one may develop their own dreams or their jobs.

Within the article, the reader is explained about the rules within Native American cultures. The article expresses kinship rules such as ending all prayers with the correct Native American term. Most importantly, the article starts off as introducing the meaning of Kinship and how it works within Native American communities. Another key idea within the text would be how colonization and the change in the world affected Native Communities, leading to nepotism and favoritism. Lastly, the article states that the best way to reverse these practices would be to return back to the old ways and understand the importance of kinship.

Throughout this article, we are told that many of the tribal members within tribes are turned away and told to work outside of the tribe. This is one of the effects that are caused by the B.I.A., which is the Bureau of Indian Affairs. An example of the people being pushed away are the ones who had originally planned to return home to help. These specific action has led many people to believe that Nepotism is the main reason why this is happening. During recent and past years, the majority of the B.I.A employees have now been members of tribal communities in which they are working. Lastly, many people have seen nepotism practiced and do not know what to do in certain situations.