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ATNI 54th Annual Training Institute

Posted on Aug 24, 2007

Promising Models of Tribal Children’s Codes

September 16, 2007
8:30 am—4:30 pm
Quinault Beach Resort and Casino
Ocean Shores, WA

Sponsored by the Indian Child Welfare & Social Services Committee

Presenter:
Arlana Bettelyoun
Director Oglala Lakota CASA

“Children’s Advocacy and Laws: Wakanyeja Tiwahe Ta Woope; From a Tribal Perspective”

In pre-reservation life, Native Americans had their own system of values and beliefs that helped maintain peace and harmony. Respect, courage, and generosity are just a few of the values that many tribes used as a guide to help maintain this peace and harmony. At the foundation of all values and laws was the safety and importance of family, especially the children and kinship network of the extended family. In this training, participants will learn the process that Oglala Lakota Sioux tribal members took in developing a culturally relevant children’s and family code based on the traditional values and beliefs that provide the safety and hold perpetrators accountable. Participants will also learn how to keep focused the grassroots people, professionals, and others involved, and to keep motivated when our own internalized oppression becomes apparent.

NO REGISTRATION FEE REQUIRED

The government per diem rate is no longer available at the Quinault Beach Resort and Casino. The Best Western across the street has rooms available and will honor the ATNI guest room rate of $69.95 per night.

Best Western Lighthouse Suites Inn
491 Damon Road
Ocean Shores, WA 98569
(360) 289-2311
(800) 780-7234
http://www.bestwestern.com

If you have any questions, please contact Connie Bear King at (503) 222-4044, extension 128, or by email at cbearking@nicwa.org .

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