Native Youth Wellness Warrior Camp
June 24 - 27, 2024 
Grand Ronde, Oregon
9:00 am - 10:00 pm daily
Uyxat Powwow Grounds
Grande Ronde, Oregon
​Registration Fee: $399

About the Camp

Traditionally, our young people were mentored and taught how to live a good life. Through hands-on experiences, stories, and teachings, they learned how to be a good relative. The camp is intended to provide healing opportunities and skill development through ceremony, workshops, activities, movement, traditional games, crafts, and more! Youth participants will be given tools needed to live a life of balance. The Native Youth Wellness Warrior Camp will be hosted by the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde on their beautiful territory in Oregon. ​​

Training Topics

  • Native Wellness 
  • Native Youth Leadership 
  • Healthy Relationships 
  • Culture and Spirituality 
  • Healing from Grief 
  • Forgiveness and Letting Go 
  • Traditional Fitness 

Who Should Attend

  • Native Youth ages 12 - 18 who want to create and maintain a healthy life. 
  • Meals - All meals and snacks are included in the registration fee. The first meal provided will be dinner on Monday, June 24th and the final meal will be lunch on Thursday, June 27th.
  • Camping - Your group will have the choice to camp in a tent or tipi (if available) which is included in the registration fee. Indoor toilets and showers will be available. Tents will be provided but campers are welcome to bring their own tents if preferred. Campers will be responsible for bringing their own bedding, towels, toiletries, etc. 
  • Hotel - If you would rather stay in a hotel, the tribe has offered a discounted rate at Spirit Mountain Lodge. Room reservations and payment will need to be made on your own if you choose this option. See more information below. 
  • Closing Giveaway - The Camp will conclude with a closing giveaway ceremony on Thursday, June 27th. Please bring an item from your home territory for the ceremony- a t-shirt, mug, traditional craft item or even something as simple as a rock.
  • Cultural Sharing Night - You are asked to bring something from home to share with the group as well- a song, dance, story or item. We will have a cultural sharing night one of the evenings and each group will have an opportunity to share.

Trainers 
A team from the Native Wellness Institute 

Gathering Schedule

Monday,  June 24, 2024

1:00 - Registration, Set up camp and/or Check into hotel 
3:00 pm - Welcome and Intro to Staff, Group Intros/Norms 
4:00 pm - Clan Assignments, Team Building 
5:30 pm - Dinner 
6:30 pm - Medicine Tie Ceremony, Clan Sharing 
9:30 pm - Free Time 
10:30 pm - Lights Out ​

Tuesday, June 25, 2024

8:00 am - Breakfast 
8:30 am - Opening Ceremony, Introductions, Overview, Ice-breaker 
9:30 am - Introduction to Wellness and the 7 Circles 
10:30 am - Break 
10:45 am - Collective Healing and Letting Go 
Noon - Lunch 
1:00 pm - Tools for Wellness and Healing
2:30 pm - Break/Rotate 
2:50 pm - Tools for Wellness and Healing Rotation II 
4:30 pm - Closing 
5:00 pm - Adjourn, Free Time 
6:00 pm - Dinner 
7:00 pm - Crafts 
8:00 pm - Clan Scavenger Hunt 
​9:30 pm - Free Time 
10:30 pm - Lights out ​

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

8:00 am - Breakfast 
8:30 am - Opening Ceremony 
9:30 am - Activity Group I and II
​11:00 am - Activity Group I and II 
12:30 pm - Lunch 
1:30 pm - Tools for Wellness and Healing Rotation III
3:00 pm - Break/Rotate  
3:15 pm - Tools for Wellness and Healing Rotation IV 
4:45 pm - Closing 
​5:00 pm - Free Time 
6:00 pm - Traditional Meal 
7:00 pm - Cultural Sharing Night 
10:00 pm - Free time
10:30 pm - Lights out 

Thursday, June 27, 2024

8:00 am - Breakfast 
8:30 am - Opening Ceremony, Review, Check-in, Healthy Relationships, Finding Your Voice 
Noon - Lunch, Check-out of hotel and/or Break down camp
1:00 pm - Closing 
​2:00 pm - Adjourn 

Lodging
Spirit Mountain Lodge 
27100 Salmon River Hwy
Grand Ronde, OR 97347
Reservations -  1-800-760-7977

Room Rate: $69.00 
Booking ID: #5208 - Native Warrior Camp 
The cutoff date to recieve the discounted room rate is Friday, May 24, 2024. 

Cancelation Policy

Registrants who are unable to attend may send a replacement at no additional charge. Please provide us with the name of the replacement before the training. No refunds will be given for paid registrations, however, we can provide a credit for a future training. Training credits will expire after one year. If a participant is unable to attend and no cancellation is made prior to the training or replacement is made, the FULL amount of registration will be charged as a no-show fee.