The purpose of this study is to examine the intergenerational transmission of problem behavior among American Indian youth in a family context. The models used in the study replicate in part, intergenerational models of Caspi and Elder (1988), Elder, Caspi, and Downey (1986) and Whitbeck et al. (1992b). The effects of intergenerational parenting, parental antisocial behavior, the presence of a male paternal figure, both mother's and target's age, and target's gender on the target's problem behavior are examined. Support is observed for the intergenerational transmission of parenting practices and problem behaviors. Having and male paternal figure present in the household, mother's age, and target's age are also found to impact the target's problem behaviors.