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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 28.
Published in final edited form as: Am Indian Alsk Native Ment Health Res. 2019;26(2):134–150. doi: 10.5820/aian.2602.2019.134
Poverty and Culture Training Agenda
12:45 PM Pre-Surveys
1:00 PM Welcome, Prayer, Introductions, & Ice Breaker
1:15 PM Understanding who we are and where we come from: Poverty and barriers to relationships
  • Poverty defined

  • Resource continuum

  • Hidden rules of poverty

  • Emotional deposits and withdrawals

2:15 PM Trauma, resilience & Lakota culture
  • Trauma – Historical trauma of the Lakota, toxic stress and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s)

  • Symptoms of trauma

  • Resilience – what it is, how it’s built, why it’s important to the community

  • Lakota values – what they are, how programs can use them, why they are important to the community

3:00 PM Break
3:15 PM Breaking down silos discussion
  • What Lakota values can we use as professionals to break down silos in our community?

  • What changes can be made to meet the needs of community members living in poverty?

3:45 PM Where we go from here
4:15 PM Post-Surveys
4:30 PM Closing