INTRODUCTION The objective is to suggest a modified intervention for the “Physical Education Component” of the Pathways intervention program; the basis of the modification will be the Social Ecological Model. This document will address Physical Activity Self-Efficacy, Physical Activity Participation, and the curriculum offered for this component of the Pathways Intervention Program. It will be addressed systematically using the 6 factors of the Social Ecological Model for the promotion of physical activity. BACKGROUND Compared to other ethnic groups in the United States, American Indian youth are reported to be unevenly affected by the obesity epidemic (Styne, 1996 ; Stevens et al., 2003). Before the age of 10, it has been recorded that 40% to 50% of American Indian children in many communities are classified as overweight or obese by modern definitions, in contrast to data from a century ago in which Caucasian children and Lakota were of equivalent weight. and body mass index (Styne, 1996). Numerous etiologies must be addressed to build programs to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in the American Indian community and thus the importance of the Pathways Intervention program on psychosocial variables related to diet and physical activity by Stevens et al. In the study and intervention by Stevens et al., 2003, the authors confirm that they use social learning theory* as the general theoretical framework for the Pathways intervention program. The intervention promoted a healthy lifestyle by influencing interacting personal, behavioral and environmental factors (Stevens et al., 2003). They also mention that they combined constructs from the above-mentioned theory and cultural concepts. The cultural concept incl...... half of the document ......an: Emerging methods and concepts. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association Press. Bronfenbrenner, Urie (1989). Annals of Child Development, 6: 187–249.Stevens et al. (2003). The impact of pathways intervention on psychosocial variables related to diet and physical activity in American Indian schoolchildren. Preventive Medicine, 37(S1), S70-S79. doi: dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.08.012Stokols, D. (1996). Translating social-ecological theory into guidelines for community health promotion. Am J Health Promotion, 10(4), 282-298. Retrieved from http://www.yale.edu/bioethics/contribute_documents/Translating.pdfStyne, D. M. (1996). Childhood obesity in American Indians. J Public Health Manag Pract., 16(5), 381. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181e887ae. Miller, N. E. & Dollard, J. (1941). Social learning and imitation. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.