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Funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Strategic Prevention Framework, Tribal Incentive Grant # 5U79SP015620-05

Learning Objectives Discuss how to develop a Coalition that • focuses on Native American issues. Discuss how to build relationships within • diverse Native communities Participants will be able to implement • strategies using Cultural Competency How to use Culture Is Prevention as a • protective factor

Develop a Coalition that focuses on Native American issues

First things first… Identify the priority drug problem in your Native community 1. Southwest Oklahoma Underage Drinking and Prescription Drug Abuse/Misuse a. Identify key stakeholders with the same common goal 2. Elders ~ Parents ~ Community Members a. Indian Health Services Behavioral Health Department b. Area Native American clubs within the public schools c. Johnson O’Malley and Title VII Directors and Tutors d. Tribal, City, and County Law Enforcement e. Tribal Leaders and Departments f. Existing coalitions g. Setup a Meeting 3. Schedule your meeting time that best suits your stakeholders a. Provide a meeting space that is familiar to your Native audience b. Give advanced notice with friendly reminders of meeting date and time c. Use Sign-In sheets with name, number, and email address of attendees for future meetings d.

Building relationships within diverse Native communities

Bridge the Gap Know the People a. Family structure in Native home Kinship terms are different a. Greetings differ by gender b. Understanding gender roles c. b. Historical trauma Understand the effects a. Strengths and Resiliency of c. Native Culture Language a. Traditions b. Ceremonies c.

Implement strategies using Cultural Competency

Be Interconnected 1. One Moccasin does not fit all Develop strategies that fit your community a. Current prevention strategies are not always b. culturally appropriate Test your strategy c. 2. Use your resources First talk to Tribal Leaders, Elders and Youth a. One on one or Focus Groups b. Prioritize tribal communities needs c. 3. There is limited research for native prevention

Culture Is Prevention as a protective factor

Native American Culture is Prevention 1. There is a cultural renewal movement in Indian country 2. Reconnecting native youth with traditions 3. Connecting the generations by revitalizing the language 4. Strengthen pro-social protective factors with heritage 5. Build peer relationships with cultural classes Types of Drug 6. Elders reinforce traditions by storytelling *Statistically significant difference between 2014 and 2015 (p-value<0.05)

Youth Focused Prevention Posters

School Supplies as Prevention Tools SAMHSA Myths & Facts placed on • the inside cover of all notebooks. Underage Drinking myths & • facts Prescription Drug information • Resource Wheel with teen hotline • numbers on the back cover. Suicide Hotline • National Teen Dating Abuse • Hotline National Runaway Switchboard • Folders Front Cover: Youth Artwork; Inside: SAMHSA myths & facts; Back: Resource Wheel

IAMNDN Youth Council is represented on and off school sites • Officers • Monthly meetings • Plan prevention activities • Be of service to the community • Attend conferences

Introduce Culture as Prevention with Cultural Classes • Drum Group • Bustle Making • Language and Hymn • Teepee Class • IAMNDN Powwow Club • Fan Making • Cloth Dress Making • Gourd Class

Language & Hymn Signing Christmas Carols in Comanche @ Assisted Living Center 1 st Place @ Native Language Competition in Norman, OK Thanksgiving sang Hymns at Elders Homes in Community

Teepee Class

IAMNDN Powwow Club

Social Media : The key to reaching youth Facebook: IAMNDN • You Tube: iamndn • Twitter: • @IAMNDNCommunity Instagram: @iamndn • Website: • www.IAMNDN.org

IAMNDN Accomplishments: • Featured on SAMHSA Website for Culture is Prevention (Winter 2015), & Presented Media Campaign at PFS New Grantee meeting in Bethesda, MD • Oklahoma Drug & Alcohol Professional Counselor Association (ODAPCA) selected Comanche Nation Prevention & Recovery Center’s IAMNDN as the Prevention Program of the year for the State of Oklahoma • Received Partnership For Success 5 year grant • Surgeon General Viveck Murthy held a Town Hall meeting in Oklahoma and met with and promoted the IAMNDN program

It takes a tribe to raise a child. Together we can make a difference! Suggestions & Questions…… Raquel Ramos, Don Ramos, Martin Flores 927 SW D Ave, Lawton, OK raquelr@comanchenation.com Office (580) 357-3449, Cell (580) 713-3936