Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sweatlodge May 18
The Four Directions Treatment Center will host a Community Sweatlodge and Dinner the evening of Monday, May 18. More details to follow.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Keynote Speaker - Fred Johnson of Alkali Lake
Great News! We've confirmed Fred Johnson (at far right in picture) of Alkali Lake, BC, Canada, to be our keynote speaker at Wellbriety Day, May 19, 2009. One of our committee members heard Fred give a powerful and moving address at a recent Native wellness conference. He relates the devastating impact that the residential (boarding) school had on their small community and how the people have spent the last 40 years healing from what happened there by focusing on their sobriety and wellness. The movie "The Honor of All: the Alkali Story," which documents the sobriety movement of the Shushwap Tribe, will be shown during the conference and Fred will talk afterwards.
We are honored to have a member of the Alkali Lake community here to share their story of healing with us. Read more about Fred at: http://www.bettyfordcenter.org/news/innews/narticle.php?text=larger&id=012
Fort Hall Episcopal Mission Girls School
We are looking for information / history about the girls school at the Episcopal Mission. Please let us know of you have anything to share.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Listen to Native America Calling about Wellbriety Journey!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 – Journey for Forgiveness
http://www.nativeamericacalling.com/
http://www.nativeamericacalling.com/
Monday, April 6, 2009
Sign the apology petition
The number of signatures for the Apology for Abuses at US Indian Schools petition recently
topped 2100 names on its way towards a goal of 10,000. Sponsored by White Bison, Inc., an
American Indian non-profit organization, plans call for the petition to be delivered to President
Barach Obama on June 24, 2009 at the conclusion of the cross-country Wellbriety Journey for
Forgiveness, which will begin on May 16, 2009 in Salem, Oregon.
The petition states, “We, the undersigned, call upon you to formally apologize on behalf of the
US Federal Government and the People of this Great Nation for the widespread abuse of Native
American children at the nearly 500 schools funded by the US government to assimilate Native
American people.”
White Bison, Inc, urges both Native and non-Native people alike who feel strongly about the
need for the US government to make this gesture of apology for the benefit of Native Americans
and for the integrity of the nation as a whole to sign the petition online right away. Those
interested can go to www.whitebison.org and click on the Petition link.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Apology-For-Indian-School-Abuses
topped 2100 names on its way towards a goal of 10,000. Sponsored by White Bison, Inc., an
American Indian non-profit organization, plans call for the petition to be delivered to President
Barach Obama on June 24, 2009 at the conclusion of the cross-country Wellbriety Journey for
Forgiveness, which will begin on May 16, 2009 in Salem, Oregon.
The petition states, “We, the undersigned, call upon you to formally apologize on behalf of the
US Federal Government and the People of this Great Nation for the widespread abuse of Native
American children at the nearly 500 schools funded by the US government to assimilate Native
American people.”
White Bison, Inc, urges both Native and non-Native people alike who feel strongly about the
need for the US government to make this gesture of apology for the benefit of Native Americans
and for the integrity of the nation as a whole to sign the petition online right away. Those
interested can go to www.whitebison.org and click on the Petition link.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/Apology-For-Indian-School-Abuses
Sunday, April 5, 2009
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