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The White Bison Circles of Recovery Conference This September!
The White Bison Circles of Recovery Conference III
is a gathering focusing on Wellbriety in Communities. It is
for Native Americans and non-Native people working in support
of community change and wellness in Native communities. If
you are an individual seeking wellness, a family member of
someone in recovery, a community leader, or a prevention,
recovery, and treatment professional, you are cordially invited
to attend.
From
the opening grand entry of the Sacred 100 Eagle Feather Hoop,
till the last Talking Circle, everyone in healing will find
something there for them. And you will meet old friends as
well as making new relatives who are walking a recovery, sobriety
and wellness road.
There
will be afternoon workshops on
- Traditional
approaches to treatment
- Community
approaches to treatment
- Starting
Al-Anon in Native American communities
- Using
Electronic Networks and Resources
- Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome
- National
Clearing House on Drug Information (NCADI)
- Daughters
of Tradition and Sons of Tradition
- Grant
Writing
The
White Bison Conference will be a feast of learning and a place
to hear both modern and traditional teachings about healthy
living.
Individuals
can choose from six special Conference Tracks to meet their
unique interests and needs on the Red Road to Wellbriety.
These Tracks include:
Conference
Tracks
Track
1:
Servant Leadership—A Traditional Model for the 21st Century
(with Willie Wolf and Don Coyhis)
Track
2:
Strategies for Community Change: GONA—A Gathering of
Native Americans (with Theda Newbreast)
Track
3:
Creating a Community Vision: The Healing Forest Model (with
White Bison Firestarters, MADD, Al-Anon, and NACOA)
Track
4:
The White Bison Firestarters Way
Track
5:
Wellbriety for Youth-ages 14-22 (with Jeri Brunoe-Samson)
Track
6:
Children of Alcoholics and Adult Children of Alcoholics
Continuing
Education Credits (CEU's) will be available through Montana
State University for those who follow one or more of these
tracks.
Featured
Speakers and Collaborators
The
White Bison Conference will feature many Speakers, Presenters,
Collaborators and Allies of Native American healing and wellness.
Come to Circles of Recovery III and hear:
- Don
Coyhis, White Bison, (Mohican)
- Henry
Lozano, White Bison Board Member, (Apache, Mexicano)
- Dr.
H. Westley Clark, Director, CSAT
- Gen.
Arthur T. Dean CEO, CADCA
- John
P. Walters ("Drug Czar"), Director, ONDCP
- Dr.
Ruth Sanchez-Way, Director, CSAP
- Alvera
Sterns, CSAP
- Laura
Flinchbaugh, CSAP
- Willie
Wolf (Cheyenne River Sioux)
- Theda
Newbreast (Blackfeet)
- Jeri
Brunoe-Samson (Warm Springs)
- Sharon
White Fawn (Cherokee/Osage)
- King
Lyons (Onondaga)
- Gayle
Lyons (Onondaga)
- Connie
Falleaf (Delaware)
- Juanita
Uhl-Al-Anon
- Sis
Wenger-NACOA
- Dana
Tiger (Muskogee Creek)
- Dr
Susan Doctor
- and
others to be announced...
As a special activity of Wellbriety Month in Billings, Montana,
the Wellbriety Month volunteers of Billings are planning
a Wellbriety Powwow and a buffalo feed to take place
during the Conference.
Don't
delay. Make your choice now and register for Circles of
Recovery III: Strengthening our Communities, Billings, Montana,
September 26-29, 2002.
See
you in Billings!
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