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Expressing and Exercising Tribal Sovereignty for Self-Sustainability | September 28, 2023

Date of Presentation: September 28, 2023

Type: Past Presentation  Training  

Audience: Clinical  

Program: Emergency Medicine with Rural and Indigenous Communities/IHS  

Keywords: #self-determination  #tribal sustainability  

In this presentation, Jared Etl, former TCHP Communication Coordinator at the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board, shares on cultural health, what it is, and how we interact with it. There have been many sacrifices and the suffering that was endured to have sovereignty. Particularly, for many tribes across this continent. How do we move forward as tribes in today’s world where the future is uncertain? Moreover, how do we get our tribes to overcome the survival mentality and exercise self-sustainable methods in tribal knowledge.

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Presented by:

Jared Etl

Jared Etl, comes from the Crow Creek “Sioux” tribe located in South Dakota. He is both Lakota and Dakota. Jared represents both the Big Eagle and Black Buffalo Bull families, is 32 years young and married with 3 young boys living as a guest on Lummi Reservation. Currently, Jared attained his BA at the Northwest Indian College from the Native Studies Leadership Program with emphasis on language & culture.  Going forward, Jared’s next steps are to attain an MA from Oglala Lakota College in Lakota studies Leadership with aspirations to be a fluent speaker of both Dakota and Lakota dialects and a traditional practitioner. In his free time he enjoys speaking and practicing his language with relatives back home & with his kids. When he can, he makes time to travel back home to visit family and attend ceremony. Jared also enjoys reading, playing video games with his kids and taking walks with his family.

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Date added: August 29, 2023