10th Native Women & Men's Wellness .pdf - American Indian Institute

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Alvarado F • Honoring Tribal Wisdom: Honoring the Gift of Tobacco Natalie Thomas, B.S.W. (Laguna Pueblo/Otoe Missouria) Healthy Heart Coordinator - Pueblo of Laguna Community Health & Wellness This presentation provides participants with the opportunity to learn an effective, culturally sensitive, and respectful way of providing tobacco cessation to their tribal community members. Two primary goals are accomplished during this process: cultural traditions are strengthened, and mind, body and spiritual health are improved. Participants will • Learn the difference between traditional and commercial tobacco • Learn there is an origin and purpose of traditional tobacco use for tribes • Understand the dilemma created by emergence of commercial tobacco • Understand barriers to health education surrounding commercial tobacco • Understand respectful tribal use • Partner and support full circle • Develop an effective tobacco cessation program Alvarado G • White Earth Diabetes Bingo* Paulie Neisen (White Earth) Nutrition Assistant - White Earth Tribal Diabetes Project Mickey Hodges (White Earth) Transportation Aid for CHR Program - White Earth Tribal Health This workshop is an interactive presentation designed to show you how easy it can be to deliver health education through playing BINGO! Diabetes Education Bingo teaches participants how to stay healthy while living with diabetes, and Healthy Living Bingo teaches diabetes prevention. Participants will have a chance to play both games and learn how easy it is to teach their own communities about diabetes prevention, healthy eating and the importance of physical activity. Come join this crew and have fun playing BINGO! *White Earth Healthy Living Bingo to follow: Session 9, Alvarado G Alvarado H • A Cooperative Community Providing New Plans for Healthier Nutrition Virginia J. Sutter, Ph.D., M.S.W. (Northern Arapaho) Executive Director & CEO - Blue Mountain Associates, Inc. Rita Gilliam Health Educator & Program Coordinator – Blue Mountain Associates, Inc. Blue Mountain Associates, Inc. is an American Indian owned and operated 501 (C) 3 corporation devoted to developing and implementing health and social service programs for American Indians in Indian Country. This workshop will provide an overview of several community nutrition projects, and demonstrate new and innovative ways to bring healthier nutrition to low-income, Native families. Nutrition projects discussed during this workshop include recent collaboration with the tribal Arapaho Ranch to commercially produce and sell organic grass-fed beef, as well as the development of fresh fruit orchards and a raspberry farm. American Indians have historically looked after one another, with emphasis on the very old and very young. Join us as we discover better ways to serve our people, using traditional ways of healthy food for a healthy mind and body. 24
25 Session 9 – Wednesday, March 30, 2011 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Alvarado B • Fun & Games: Up Close and Personal* Hiawatha Bouldin, Jr., CPS (Iroquois) Prevention Specialist - Eagle Ridge Institute, Inc. This workshop will address cultural barriers and human relationships essential in working with multiple populations and varied communities. Challenging the participant’s “comfort zones”, it allows them to become more confident in working with diverse (unfamiliar) groups, and helps them discover human interactions that create barriers to building real relationships. Interactive games and activities during the workshop are designed to reinforce youth academic skills, as well as social skills for youth and adults. Participants will learn techniques for establishing expectations, consistent consequences, and building relationships outside of their normal human circle. These skills are useful for children, youth and adults of all populations. Note: Attendees will perform some physical movements and participants will share “feelings” during out-briefs. *Limited to 35 participants Alvarado C • From the Badlands to Alcatraz Revisited: A Documentary and Discussion* David Tobacco (Oglala Lakota) PATHSTAR Swimmer & Retail Assistant Tate Locust, EMT (Oglala Lakota/Cherokee) PATHSTAR Swimmer & Emergency Medical Technician During the 2004 Native Women & Men's Wellness Conference, Richard Iron Cloud (Pine Ridge Reservation) and Dr. Nancy Iverson (San Francisco) presented a pilot project, developed through PATHSTAR, encouraging healthy lifestyle and nutrition practices among Native Americans. Including a whole-foods based diet, daily exercise, and exploration of San Francisco community programs, the PATHSTAR San Francisco week culminated in September 2003 in an Alcatraz swim, an impressive feat with spiritual, historical, and cultural relevance, requiring conditioning, teamwork, bravery, fortitude, and commitment. Now an annual event, the program is chronicled in the documentary "From the Badlands to Alcatraz". Following the showing of the film, 2010 Lakota Alcatraz swimmers will share learnings, challenges, and triumphs they experienced as they participated in the PATHSTAR Alcatraz swim program. Alvarado F • State Support for Addressing Tobacco Use Among American Indians Kerry D. Bird, M.S.W. (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyote/Lumbee) Program Coordinator - North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs April Bryant (Lumbee) Tobacco Cessation Coordinator – Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina North Carolina is the country’s leading tobacco producing state and the corporate headquarters of many major tobacco companies. It is also home to eight tribes and has the largest American Indian population of any state east of the Mississippi. Tobacco was not only a sacred cultural plant; it was also the economic livelihood of many tribal communities. Smoking rates and the use of commercial tobacco products by American Indians in North Carolina exceeds that of all other ethnic groups in the state. The North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs has worked successfully with the Health and Wellness Trust Fund and the Tobacco Control Branch to address these health disparities. Participants will learn how tribes have successfully developed relationships with state agencies and received funding to address health issues impacting American Indians. From faith-based initiatives to the formation
Page 1 and 2: "Eyes #1" By Thomas Poolaw (Kiowa)
Page 3 and 4: About the American Indian Institute
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