Company Provides Professional Training to Indian Country
Steven Juneau, enrolled member of the Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska and a descendent of the Blackfeet Tribe of Montana, is a former Special Agent in Charge with a distinguished career in law enforcement serving Indian Country at all levels. Currently he is the CEO of Indian Country Training, a division of Lamar Associates, a 100 percent American Indian owned company that delivers culturally appropriate training for Indian Country in both instructor-led education and e-learning online courses.
Steven Juneau, eingeschriebenes Mitglied der Tlingit-und Haida-Stämme von Alaska und ein Nachkomme vom Blackfeet-Stamm, zur Zeit CEO der " Trainings- und Ausbildung Kurse für das indianische Land", einer Abteilung der Lamar - Associates (einer 100 % tigen Indianischen Firma), schreibt hier einen sehr eindringlichen Artikel über die Probleme und Ursachen (Drogen, Alkohol, Missbrauch, häusliche Gewalt und Kriminalität) in den indianischen Gemeinschaften.
Und die Dringlichkeit der Arbeit mit den Stammesbehörden, Polizei und Lehrern diese Probleme gemeinschaftlich anzugehen.
"At Indian Country Training, we firmly believe that the solutions to ending the generations of victimization and hopelessness lie within our own communities. Our goal is to restore the very best quality of life to our tribal communities. We know that only a small percentage of our community members are drug-involved and creating larger problems. When we try to ignore the problem and accept their distorted norms, we suffer—and our children suffer, too.
Indian Country Training engages with tribes to develop community-based solutions for criminal problems as well as the underlying issues of substance abuse that too often aggravate irresponsible or violent behavior. Native community coalitions can successfully battle these problems and reduce harm to our tribal communities and reservations."
" We have worked with the White Earth Tribe for several years and we’re excited about the changes they’re making to combat these underlying problems. Thanks to the official support, the White Earth Police Department was able to get funding from the Department of Justice to fund a custom educational program so the police can start working with kids at an early age to focus on the power of positive living.
Randy Goodwin, White Earth’s Public Safety Director, explains the rationale behind this program, saying, “We feel it’s important to start educating our children on the power of positive living at an early age. Many of our students are struggling with serious issues outside of the classroom, such as prescription drug abuse and anger management for example, and we want them to understand there’s always a safe haven to be found in their teachers, police officers and tribal leaders. We also want them to have a solid understanding of some very serious topics that may affect their lives at a much younger age than most.”
"Success stories like this are happening all over the country and we are proud of our role in raising awareness and enhancing the capacity of tribal governments to find—and fund—realistic solutions to problems in our community. If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to protect our most vulnerable members: children, elders and women. All it takes to start is recognizing that we can no longer tolerate negative behavior in our communities."
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