Dr.+Brokenleg

Dr. Martin Brokenleg is co-author of //[|Reclaiming Youth at Risk: Our Hope for the Future]// and other articles and chapters on preaching, aboriginal thought and culture, and the spirituality of First Nations peoples. Dr. Brokenleg serves as vice president of [|Reclaiming Youth International], a research and training institute for adults working with youth. The [|Circle of Courage], is a model of youth empowerment supported by contemporary research, the heritage of early youth work pioneers and Native philosophies of child care. The model is encompassed in four core values: belonging, mastery, independence, and generosity. The central theme of this model is that a set of shared values must exist in any community to create environments that ultimately benefit all.