Brydge, Michael, authorSherman, Kathleen Pickering, advisorLeisz, Stephen J., committee memberIshiwata, Eric, committee member2007-01-032007-01-032012http://hdl.handle.net/10217/65311This study is about a community and a process. It conveys the importance of participatory approaches to engage locally initiated, community development. Community members and outsiders alike have a place in development through entering the process as participants, focused on locally driven processes. After discussing colonial modes of development, a 2011 youth building initiative, from the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota, is discussed as a mode of decolonization by Lakota communities. Participatory development processes, from the initiative, provide examples of how participation is useful, both for development in the 'here and now', and to test and improve the theory of participation.born digitalmasters thesesengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.community developmentindigenous developmentLakota empowermentparticipationparticipatory developmentyouth developmentText