On Saturday, July 22, fellow SLC Mentor, Dolly
Potts, and I attended the Positive Youth Development in Indian Country Workshop
in Green Bay. This workshop was put on by Susan and Dan Ninham. The purpose of
this workshop was to encourage and develop programs and strategies that reduce
risks and strengthen Native American children. Educators, administrators,
counselors, college students and others working with youth were encouraged to
attend.
Each speaker brought a wealth of knowledge to
the room. The topics discussed were; the importance of spirituality, indigenous
food systems as a culture based curriculum, talking circles, indigenous ways of
being, mentoring programs, and engaging native youth through rigor and culture.
I personally learned so much from this workshop and I was also reaffirmed about
strategies that I am already using when working with youth.
After attending the workshop, we have
implemented some of the strategies with our SLC group and are seeing positive
reactions. I will also be bringing this knowledge back to my school year job at
a local middle school to hopefully incorporate when interacting with the
students. I am truly grateful to have attended this workshop and will not let
the knowledge learned go to waste.
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