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Caring for The Elders in Our Community | August 19, 2021

Date of Presentation: August 19, 2021

Type: Past Presentation  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Journey to Health  

Keywords: #elders  

In this session, Atwice Kamiakun (Yakama) and Tanya Firemoon (Nakoda) present on caring for The Elders in our community.

Recording:

Presented by:

Atwice Kamiakun, Tanya Firemoon

Atwice Kamiakun is the Community Cultural Coordinator at Yakama Nation Behavioral Health Services. She has spent much of her career in service to the Yakama tribe, of which she is also an Elder.

Tanya Firemoon is the Tribal Community Health Provider Project Specialist at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB). She has worked at NPAIHB for over 10 years, on a variety of projects including dental therapy and community health aid programs.

Date added: September 16, 2021