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In addition to our Board of Directors who also provide training and technical assistance for the organization, NWI utilizes the knowledge and expertise of many other Native professionals as trainers and special advisors to assist in serving Native America. NWI welcomes additional trainers and wellness partners! |
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Jeri Brunoe is Wasco from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs in the beautiful state of Oregon. She has been working in Indian country for over 20 years as a trainer, consultant and motivational speaker. However, Ms. Brunoe is also an actress and writer and has been in major films, commercials and shorts.
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Arlie Neskahi is a member of the Dine’ Nation living in the Pacific Northwest. In 1996, Arlie completed a four-year stint at the Western Regional Center for Drug-Free Schools and Communities with the prestigious NW Regional Educational Laboratory in Portland, OR and the SW Regional Laboratory in California. More info.. |
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Clayton Small P.H.D. (Northern Cheyenne) has experience as an elementary, middle, and high school principal in rural and urban American Indian communities. He has been a faculty member and administrator at three universities. As a consultant for the Indian Health Service and Bureau of Indian Affairs, he developed comprehensive prevention models and strategies for suicide, substance abuse, violence, trauma, depression, and community mobilization. More info.. |
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Howard Rainer Howard Rainer is a Taos Pueblo-Creek Indian from Taos Pueblo, New Mexico. He is a professional photographer of 20 years, whose work has been featured in Native Peoples Magazine, This People Magazine, New Mexico Magazine and Southwest Art and has published several books of his photography and poetry. Currently Rainer administers the Native American Education Outreach Programs at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. More info.. |
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Amanda Old Crow is a comedian, singer, actress, youth motivational speaker and trainer. She is an excellent role model for the seventh generation. She was born in Crow Agency, Montana. Old Crow was raised on the Crow reservation during her early years and later moved to the neighboring Northern Cheyenne reservation. More info.. |
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Gene Tagaban's passion for his topics shines through in his polished, powerful yet playful manner of engaging participants. Believing that learning and laughter go hand-in-hand, he educates and entertains through a skillful blend of knowledge, humor, examples, stories, discussion, and activities. His very “real” and genuine approach often turns even the most reluctant attendees into eager participants. And he’s not afraid to get personal…
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Avis Archambult is a Renaissance individual; a Native American (Lakota/Gros Ventre Nations) firmly grounded in Native Traditional Cultural Values and Practices along with a formal education in Humanities, Psychology, Medicine and the Arts. This body of knowledge provides the foundation for the rich and complex tapestry of the Education, Art and Ceremony of her life. She possesses 27 years of work experience in Human Services: Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Native American Historical Grief and Women’s Issues, an Bio-Energetic Healing. More info.. |
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Rulan Tangen is the founder, director and choreographer of Dancing Earth. Dancing Earth is an inspirational array of Indigenous contemporary dance artists who work as a collaborative ensemble that strives to embody the unique essence of Indigenous identity and perspective by creation and renewal of artistic and cultural movement rituals. More info.. |
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Dorothy E. Aguilera (Mississippi Choctaw) has worked as a consultant on national, state and local research and innovative program development projects with K-12 schools serving Tribal communities in rural and urban areas since 1994. Her research and evaluation projects include studies of school reform, culturally responsive education, and generally improving the educational experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse student populations. More info.. |
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Anthony "Thosh" Collins (Onk-Akemiel-Authum/ Wazazi) is a photographer from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community in Arizona and currently resides between Los Angeles, California and his home in Salt River, Arizona. Thosh works as a freelance photographer in the greater LA area and works extensively with the Native community through the United States as well as Canada. More info.. |
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