Celebrating Native American Heritage Month

“We shall live again; we shall live again.”

– Comanche Ghost Dance Song

We will be celebrating Native American Heritage Month throughout November with a variety of events and projects, as well as some of our regular programs. Additional events and publications will be announced throughout the month.
Week of November 1-5
Monday, November 1
Celebrating Native Cultural Knowledge: Practices, Beliefs, and Contributions of the Native Peoples of the Americas

Sean A Bear 1st, BA, Meskwaki
1:30-2:30 ET . 12:30-1:30 CT . 11:30-12:30 MT . 10:30-11:30 PT . 9:30-10:30 AKT
Tuesday, November 2
National American Indian & Alaska Native K-12 MHTTC
School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series
Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) 
2-2:30 ET . 1-1:30 CT . 12-12:30 MT . 11-11:30 PT . 10-10:30 AKT
Wednesday, November 3
National American Indian & Alaska Native ATTC:
ESAS Webinar: Clinical Evaluation: Assessment
Avis Garcia, PhD, LAT, LPC, NCC, Northern Arapaho
1-2:30 ET . 12-1:30 CT . 11-12:30 MT . 10-11:30 PT . 9-10:30 AKT
Week of November 8-12
Monday, November 8
National American Indian & Alaska Native ATTC:
Virtual Native Talking Circle
1:30-3 ET . 12:30-2 CT . 11:30-1 MT . 10:30-12 PT . 9:30-11 AKT
Tuesday, November 9
National American Indian & Alaska Native K-12 MHTTC
School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series
Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) 
2-2:30 ET . 1-1:30 CT . 12-12:30 MT . 11-11:30 PT . 10-10:30 AKT
Wednesday, November 10
National American Indian & Alaska Native MHTTC:
"Two-Eyed Seeing" - the Synergism between Native Wisdom Traditions and Western Science
Mike Bricker, MS, CADC-2, NCAC-2 , LPC
1-2 ET . 12-1 CT . 11-12 MT . 10-11 PT . 9-10 AKT
TOR Technical Assistance Center:
TOR Grantee Sharing & Caring
*This meeting is specifically for Tribal Opioid Response grantees
4-5:30 ET . 3-4:30 CT . 2-3:30 MT . 1-2:30 PT . 12-1:30 AKT
Thursday, November 11: Veteran's Day
We want to thank those who have served in the military for the sacrifices you have made.

If your organization is serving veterans, and might benefit from training on the unique experiences of those who have served in the military, we would like to tell you more about our curriculum, "Healing the Returning Warrior." For more information, please contact us at cph-nativecenter@uiowa.edu.
Week of November 15-19
Tuesday, November 16
National American Indian & Alaska Native K-12 MHTTC
School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series
Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) 
2-2:30 ET . 1-1:30 CT . 12-12:30 MT . 11-11:30 PT . 10-10:30 AKT
TOR Technical Assistance Center:
TOR Regional Meeting:
Portland and Alaska IHS Regions 
2-5 ET . 1-4 CT . 12-3 MT . 11-2 PT . 10-1 AKT
Thursday, November 18
National American Indian & Alaska Native K-12 MHTTC
Native Youth Panel: Native American Heritage Month
We have invited a panel of Native American youth to share their experiences, and their connection to their heritage.
3-5 ET . 2-4 CT . 1-3 MT . 12-2 PT . 11-1 AKT
Week of November 22-26
Tuesday, November 23
National American Indian & Alaska Native K-12 MHTTC
School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series
Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) 
2-2:30 ET . 1-1:30 CT . 12-12:30 MT . 11-11:30 PT . 10-10:30 AKT
Thursday and Friday, November 25-26
Our offices will be closed in observance of Thanksgiving.

We recognize that this holiday is associated with many misrepresentations of Native Americans in our past, and would like to acknowledge the true history. A helpful resource can be found at the National Museum of the American Indian at the link below.
Week of November 29 - December 3
Tuesday, November 30
National American Indian & Alaska Native K-12 MHTTC
School Mental Health: Mindful Movement Series
Victoria Marie, Wáčhiŋhiŋ Máza Wíŋyaŋ (Iron Plume Woman) 
2-2:30 ET . 1-1:30 CT . 12-12:30 MT . 11-11:30 PT . 10-10:30 AKT
TOR Technical Assistance Center:
Native American Heritage Month:
Stories of our Heritage
2-3:30 ET . 1-2:30 CT . 12-1:30 MT . 11-12:30 PT . 10-11:30 AKT