Table 1.

Focus group participant characteristics by tribe

Tribe	Region	Male/Female	Employment/Community role
Tribe 1	Southwest	2/6	Elder, traditionalist, emergency medical services provider, minister, elementary school language assistant, retired heavy equipment instructor, housing authority staff, rancher
Tribe 3	Northwest	2/6	Elder, traditionalist, alcohol prevention provider, community health worker, teacher, historian, community services provider, youth representative
Tribe 4	Northern Plains	3/3	Elder, tribal legislator, health board chairman and member, Head Start teacher, language and culture committee member, Native Employment Works program staff, college student, parent
Tribe 5	Southwest	3/8	Elder, past tribal chairman, alcohol program director, nurse, Bureau of Indian Affairs staff, maintenance engineer, director of planning, tribal employment rights staff, police officer, economic development staff, Council on Aging staff, parent, grandparent
Tribe 6	Southwest	2/9	Chief judge of election board, tribal council members, traditionalist, community health worker, language and culture committee member, water operator, homemaker

Note. Focus group interviews with Tribes 2 and 7 were not included in this study. Several participants reported more than one type of employment and/or community role during their lifetime.