Many differences emerged in the characteristics of native and nonnative homicides over the 1962-1984 period. Homicides involving juvenile suspects were rare. There were only about 50 identified per year. Native youth made up a larger percentage of the total native suspects than did nonnatives: 15 percent of all native, but 8 percent of nonnative suspects were juveniles. Young men predominated in both groups, but young female natives were more than twice as likely as young female nonnatives to be suspected of homicide. Most young suspects were not involved in other offenses at the time of the homicide. A large majority of the juveniles chose a victim with whom they had some prior relationship such as a friend, neighbor, or a family member. 11 notes, 44 references, and 16 tables