Many Voices, One Message Keep Tobacco Sacred

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Many Voices, One MessageKeep Tobacco Sacred

• Funded by the American Legacy Foundation
• Priority Populations Initiative Grant to
• The University of Montana, Technical Assistance
  Training Center

Two Projects Annual Northwest Conference
Educational Presentations
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• The University of Montana-Missoula, Continuing
  Education
• Resource Center for Training Technical
  Assistance
• We support Montanas communities in program
  planning and management emphasizing hands-on,
  in-the-field training and technical assistance.
• Program Areas 1) Health Promotion and Disease
  Prevention, and 2) Environmental Management
• Resource Center specializes in tobacco use
  prevention and cessation strategies, particularly
  with Montanas Indian populations

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Annual Northwest Regional Many Voices
Conference

• GOALS Reduce the trend of commercial tobacco
  use in Native American populations with special
  emphasis on youth initiation
• TARGET AUDIENCE Northwestern and Western Native
  Americans and Alaska Natives
• SUCCESSES Branched out to a national and
  International Audience (New Zealand, Canada in
  2003)

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Annual Conference Many Voices, One Message --
Keep Tobacco Sacred

• Train the Trainer Workshop Formats provides
  the tools and knowledge for participants to
  incorporate traditional and sacred use of Tobacco
  in their prevention and cessation programs.
• Special Youth Track incorporates youth leadership
  skill building
• Successes Youth Leaders take presentations back
  to their schools and communities

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Many Voices, One Message-Keep Tobacco Sacred
Successes Successes Fosters Collaboration,
Partnerships, Sharing Resources, And Building
Relationships!
NW Native American Representation and
Participation Partnering Organizations (e.g.,
ACS) Universities
Montanas Tribes (7 reservations) Montanas 5
Urban Indian Centers Northwestern State TUP
Programs
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Planning Team Adapted a Creed that reflects a
Commitment to Preserving traditional relationship
with Tobacco The Modern Warrior has a
Traditional relationship with tobacco
Many Voices, One Message
Successes Encourages Unified Messaging
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Many Voices Creed -- The modern Warrior has a
traditional relationship with Tobacco
We want our families to live longer Know your
enemy fight tobacco abuse We want to be a
healthier community Know your enemy fight
tobacco abuse We want to be a strong people
Know your enemy fight tobacco abuse We want
our Nation to thrive Know your enemy fight
tobacco abuse Take responsibility for your
choices Know your enemy fight tobacco
abuse Take responsibility for the next
generation Know your enemy fight tobacco
abuse Know your enemy fight tobacco
abuse. Mentally, Emotionally, Spiritually, and
Physically.
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Many Voices, One Message-Keep Tobacco Sacred

• Tobacco abuse is not traditional use of tobacco
• Tobacco has been used for many generations as
  offerings to the spirits, for planting, for
  gathering food, for healings, and for ceremonies.
  Tobacco is medicine.

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• Springboard for Non-Traditional Collaboration
• Tribes
• Urban Indian Centers
• State Public Health Agencies
• Non-Native Coalitions Partners
• Universities The University of Montana
  Missoula, Technical Assistance Training Center
  Grant (MTUP, ALF)

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Many Voices, One Message-Keep Tobacco Sacred
Springboard for Collaboration

• Montana Tribes
• Blackfeet Reservation
• Flathead Reservation
• Fort Belknap Reservation
• Northern Cheyenne Reservation
• Crow Reservation
• Ft. Peck Reservation
• Rocky Boy Reservation
• Montana Urban Indian Centers
• Indian Family Health Clinic, Great Falls
• Missoula Indian Center
• Helena Indian Alliance
• Northwestern State TUP Programs
• Montana Tobacco Use Prevention Program
• Idaho Tobacco Prevention Control Program
• Washington Tobacco Prevention

• NW Native American Representatives
• Coeur dAlene Reservation, Idaho
• Colville Reservation, Washington
• Alaska Native Health Board, Alaska
• Partnering Organizations
• American Cancer Society, Montana
• In-Care Network
• Indian Health Services
• Universities
• The University of Montana Missoula,
• Resource Center for Technical Assistance
  Training
• Montana State University
• University of North Carolina-CH Tobacco Use
  Prevention Training Program

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Tobacco Prevention in Indian Country - A Two
Worlds Collaborative Approach
The modern Warrior has a traditional relationship
with Tobacco.