| Sumario: | Part of a special issue on American Indians and the urban experience. The writers discuss social problems and initiatives at the Puyallup Reservation in Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington. They examine the Chief Leschi Schools system in historical perspective and in its contemporary form. They also address community and family risk factors associated with the rising problem of alcohol/drug abuse and violence in the surrounding urban community and within the reservation. They then analyze the tribal programmatic response to this situation, focusing on the development of the following prevention programs: the Chief Leschi Schools' Positive Reinforcement in Drug Education, the community-based Puyallups Against Violence Program, and the schools' Safe Futures Program.
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