Traditional Indigenous Healing

Traditional Indigenous Healing Rose Domnick, Yup ik Alaska Native Director, Department of Preventative Services, Behavioral Health, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, Alaska Behavioral Health is Essential to Health Prevention Works Treatment is Effective People Recover American Indian & Alaska Native Behavioral Health Webinar Series This webinar is provided by the National American Indian & Alaska Native ATTC, a program funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). For more information on the ATTC Network, visit: attcnetwork.org To find your regional center, visit: attcnetwork.org/findregcenter.asp For more information on the National American Indian & Alaska Native ATTC, visit: attcnetwork.org/americanindian, or call 319-335-5564 1

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Today s Speaker Rose Domnick, Yup ik Alaska Native, is the Director of Preventative Services, Behavioral Health, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation in Bethel, Alaska. As the Director, she has primary responsibility for establishing traditional Yup ik healing and promotion of healthy living as well as integrating this into the mainstream Behavioral Health Services. Programs are focused on healing the individual, family, and community from impacts of historical and lifetime trauma and activities to strengthen traditional healthy living skills. Rose has been instrumental in developing these activities addressing root causes of social issues in the Yukon Kuskokwim delta following a career and retiring from the Alaska Department of Corrections. Rose holds a double bachelor s degree in Criminal Justice and Yup ik Eskimo, where she lives in Bethel with her husband, two daughters and a grandchild. Department of Preventative Services Rose Nuyailnguq Domnick, Director Sophie Qasgillugun Jenkins, Family Spirit Coordinator Ida Qakvaq Charlie, Suicide Prevention Coordinator Marita Angilan Hanson, Secondary Prevention C.M. Ann Ciukaq Koester, SOC Project Manager Agnes Cauluk Roland, SOC Cultural Specialist Jim Ay aqulluk Caliak, Youth Coordinator Mark Anaruk, Evaluator Bernie Naruyaq Segal, Grant Writer Raymond Taquralek Daw, Administrator B.H. YK Delta Elders 5

Traditional Healing IMPACTS of H.T. Calricaraq Activities Contemporary M.H. Services Ancestral Wisdom & Knowledge 6

Understanding Basic Differences Kass artaq Structured system Rooted in western way of Illness Referral Assessment Diagnosis TX Yugtaq Awareness Skills Elders (apercetaartet Ancestral Wisdom/Teachings Way of Life: Therapeutic How community functions If we are to become involved in addressing our issues, it is vital that we understand the differences so that we can integrate the 2 different systems Violence Child Abuse & Neglect Rigid Religious practices Suicide Domestic Violence Teen Pregnancy Substance Abuse Underlying Causes School Dropout Losses Historical Trauma & Unresolved Grief Root Causes 7

Cultural Trauma UNDERSTANDING OUR PAST 8

OUR COMMUNITY STORY Our communities experienced wave after wave of debilitating traumas that left people reeling and broken. These shock waves came in many forms Understanding and Awareness It becomes clear that impact of trauma has generated a wide range of dysfunctional and hurtful behavior that began to be recycled in our communities. Descendants of those originally traumatized by historical events are now traumatized by patterns that continue to be recycled in families and communities 9

We have lost a lot including our parental skills. As young children, when our grandparents and parents should have been learning from our elders, they were shipped off to school The loss of culture, language, parenting skills, the agony of being separated from family, from community. The pain that people have experienced themselves, the way it was passed down. The term HEALING" is repairing a broken heart & spirit, recovering lost abilities and releasing blocked potential. Repairs our ability to think in a good way, restore capacity for trust and connection, fosters tolerance and understanding, compassion and forgiveness 10

Finding an Approach to Healing When we begin talking about our history, accept it and reflect on it, we find meaning and significance in what we have lived through Reconstructing the sense of our personal histories is a path to understand that there is meaning in what we are and what we have lived through despite everything & this is what allows us to go forward in life The purpose of Healing Is to process the past The way to do this is through telling our story THE MOST POWERFUL WAY TO OVERCOME IS TO REAWAKEN THE LOSS 11

Culturally Based Healing must be rooted in the wisdom, knowledge and living processes of our culture Makut Quyurmeng QARUYUTET Umyuam Navgumalriim Iinrui Qanruyun Ayuqucirtuun Kenka QARUYUN Naklegtaq kusgurtaq Tuvqataq Anglanilleq Takumcutaq Patagavkenani 12

Yup ik-based curriculum built upon traditional and prescribed ways-of-life. Values that have been passed down by our Elders developed into curriculum that aims to address family and community issues. Using What we know to help ourselves and our families restoring health & balance Implementation of traditional healing and promotion of healthy living Yup ik Anqiiyaar Yun erraq Taqneq Temirta English Infancy Pre-teen/ teenager Adult Elder Nalqigucaraq Qumingelria Kenkiyaraq Kevgiuryaraq Tuvqataryaq Piciryarat Ilakucaraq Ellalirturiyaraq Ellalirtuutet Yuunginanemteni Introduction Pregnancy Teaching about Love Teachings on the Goodness of Service Teaching about Generosity Boy s and Girl s Roles The Family Teaching from Past Experiences Cycle of Life 13

Delivery of Calricaraq 3-Day Community Gathering Invitation & Planning Community Gathering Follow-up Gatherings Healing circles Training activities Tuvqakiyaraq Qaruyun Kevgiryaraq Youth Calricaraq Culture Based System of Care Awareness & Understanding Calricaraq Gatherings Individual Family Community Elders Youth Providers Organizations Schools Healing Calricaraq Activities Restores value in our own Calricaraq Calricaraq Tuvqakiyaraq Qaruyun Kevgiryaraq Youth Calricaraq Calricaraq Kass artaq The process result is an integrated process and system for our communities to address Children s needs on a System Of Care level 14

All encompassing of our Yup ik ancestral wisdom & knowledge, skills, values, teachings, ceremonies, activities & subsistence living. All put together, it is our holistic approach to instill the necessary tools & skills for both survival and living a healthy, balanced life as well as passing it on to the next generation. Quyana Cakneq Thank You Contact Information Rose Domnick, Director Preventative Services Behavioral Health, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, Alaska rose_domnick@ykhc.org 15

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