Plans for Wellbriety/Recovery Month,
September, 2004—Lookin’ Good!

Look inside this issue to see what will happen for Wellbriety Month in Rapid City, Buffalo, and Tulsa this September.

Wellbriety Month, 2004—Here’s What’s Happening

White Bison is proud to announce that we are cel-ebrating National Native American Wellbriety Month and National Drug and Alcohol Addiction Recovery Month this September 2004 in conjunction with SAMHSA and CSAT. The theme for this year is Join the Voices of Recovery…Now! This year we have select-ed three cities to celebrate recovery and wellness within our communities: Rapid City, SD • Tulsa, OK • and Buffalo, NY.

Rapid City, South Dakota
This year in Rapid City, a powwow is still in planning and is tentatively set for Saturday September 25, 2004 at the Mother Butler Center, 220 Wright Street, from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm. This year’s powwow will be featur-ing the Porcupine Singers and the Crazy Horse Singers. Dacotah and Charlene Hollow Horn Bear will be the Head Man and Head Woman Dancers. John Around Him will be the MC for this gathering. People of all backgrounds are welcome to participate. Bring your dancing mocca-sins and a smile and join us at the Ramkota as we continue to celebrate recovery! Contact Marty Frogg at 605-341-7534 for more information regarding the powwow.

Tulsa, OK
Recovery Month in Tulsa, Oklahoma is turning out to be a very exciting event for the entire community! This year, a whole Wellness Day Gathering is in store. The event is scheduled for September 11, 2004 at the Glenpool Creek Nation Community Center, located at 13839 S. Casper. It will go from 10:00 am until 12:00 midnight. The first part of the day will be geared towards youth. They will be having dunk tanks, Jumpin’ Jupiter Tents, traditional stick ball, face painting, and arts and crafts. They will also have volleyball and horseshoes. A live band is scheduled to play at 11:00 am. Grand Entry for the sobriety powwow is scheduled at 2:00 pm. In the evening there will be a feast with traditional food. Throughout the day, the staff will address the community about their recov-ery experience, strength, and hope. Guess what folks? All of these people are in recovery… from the band to the par-ticipants! Bring the kids! For more information, contact Joe Chamberlain at 918-902-0207.

Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY has a wonderful day planned. On September 22, 2004 at the Center for Tomorrow, Mary Craig will be hosting a Recovery Day for Buffalo and the surrounding communities. The event will take place at 120 Center for Tomorrow at the University of Buffalo. It starts at 3:00 pm and will go until 9:00 pm. They plan to have some fantastic speakers, drumming, and singers. For information on how you can help, call Mary Craig at 716-878-3858.

Many people become inspired by hearing the strength of others in recovery. If you would like to share your addic-tions recovery story to help celebrate National Recovery Month and National Native American Wellbriety Month, please log onto the Recovery Month website at www.recoverymonth.gov/2004 and submit your story online, or contact White Bison at toll-free 1-877-871-1495, (719) 548-1000 or info@whitebison.org. Celebrate Wellbriety/Recovery Month this September in your community!

--Kateri Coyhis

2004 Wellbriety Month Proclamations as of July 9, 2004 These Native American community health and wellness centers support Wellbriety Month, September, 2004. It’s not too late for your community to send in a Wellbriety Month Proclamation. Visit the White Bison website at http://www.whitebison.org/conferences/nnarm/2004/index.html to download a proclamation form. Indian Health Care Resource Center Carmelita Skeeter, Chief Executive Officer 550 South Peoria Avenue Tulsa, OK 74120-3825 United Aerospace Workers American Indian Inter-Tribal Society Kenneth Lowe, Initiator 1414 N. Memorial Tulsa, OK I.N.DI.A.N. C.H.A.M.P.S. Umbrellaed by Delaware Hope Corporation Dawn DuShane, Program Director 6 Bartles Street Chelsea, OK 74016 All Nations Indian Youth Alice Whitecloud, Director/Sponsor 5925 E. 24th Tulsa, OK Good News Sanctuary Patsy Henson, Administrator 28604 S. 349th E. Avenue Porter, OK 74454 Circle of Friends & Skins Ron & Kelly Anguse, Cultural Coordinators 606 S. Toledo Tulsa, OK, 74112 I.C.A.R.E. Vicki Whitewolf, Executive Director 3336 Burnet, Suite Z Cincinnati, OH Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Susan Wong, Clinical Case Manager 2100 Broadway Denver, CO 80205 Pittsburgh American Indian Center Lydia Moore-Hale, Director 301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 205 McKeesport, PA 15132 American Indian Health & Family Services Jennifer Williams, Substance Abuse Counselor 4880 Lawndale Detroit, MI 48210 Healing Lodge of the 7 Nations Charlene R. Abrahamson, Treatment Counselor 5600 E. 8th Avenue Spokane Valley, WA 99212 San Diego American Indian Health Center Robin Amsden, Alcohol & Substance Abuse Counselor 2602 1st Avenue San Diego, CA 92103 Scottsdale Yaqui Community Lina Fate, Mary Gonzales, Isabele Moreno, Joey Munoz, Nellie Munoz, and Vicki Munoz 7700 E. Roosevelt St. Scottsdale, AZ 85257 Acoma Behavioral Health Services Santana Titla-Wall, Preventionist P.O. Box 328 Acoma, NM 87034 Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium Frank J. Hughes, Community Family Service Worker P.O. Box 589 Kake, AK 99830 The Honorable Bill Richardson, Governor State of New Mexico Executive Office Santa Fe, New Mexico