State of the
Reservation Summit
State of the Reservation
Summit Presenters – Continued
M e l i n a He al ey
Adria nn Ric ker,
Teach in g Fe llow - Loyo la Unive r s it y C hica g o
S ch ool of Law
Fo r t Pe c k Commu n i t y Col l e g e & Fo r t Pec k Tr ibal
I n st i t u t i on al Rev i ew B oard
H e al t h & We l l n e ss Co ord i n ator ; Vot i ng M ember
Education: Swarthmore College B.A. and New York University
School of Law, J.D.
Melina Healey is on the faculty of Loyola University Chicago
School of Law, where she teaches in the Child Law Policy and
Legislation Clinic. She previously served as a judicial clerk to
the Honorable John T. Nixon in the U.S. District Court in
MPH
Education: Masters in Public Health –A.T. Still University School
of Health Sciences and B.S. in Health Promotion from Montana
State University Billings.
Profession Publication/Appointments: Montana Department
of Public Health and Human Services State HIV Prevention
Planning Group Member: Native American Community
Representative
Nashville, Tennessee, and at a number of public defender and
child advocacy organizations. Her first exposure to Montana
was as a wrangler in the Rocky Mountains, but she gained a
deeper understanding of the state as a law clerk with the
ACLU of Montana, when she had the privilege of getting to
know some families on the Fort Peck Reservation. Armed with
some of these families' stories, and with data collected from
the state, she wrote a series of award winning articles
Loy Spra gue
P syc h o l o g y/ H u man S e r v i ce s /Ad d i t i o n St udies - Fo r t
Pe c k Commu n i t y Col l e g e
Education: B.S. - Carroll College, Helena, MT.
M.A.- Argosy University, Seattle, WA
outlining the particular manifestation in Montana of the
phenomenon known as the school-to-prison pipeline. Melina
has presented her research at conferences and symposia
dedicated to juvenile justice, school discipline, and Indian law.
Dr. Kay t Wh i te b i rd O ran g e,
Ph D
L ice n se d Clin ical P sycho lo gist
Psych ologist Be hav io ra l He a lt h - Fo r t Pe ck S e r v i ce
U n it/In dian He alt h Se r v ice
Dr. Whitebird Orange completed her education at the
American Indian Native Alaskan research center in Denver,
Colorado. She has worked for many years as an in-home
family therapist for Native youth and their families. Her
experience includes working with historical trauma,
post-traumatic stress disorder, grief and loss issues, substance
abuse, gambling addiction, ending cycles of domestic
violence, reducing high risk-behaviors, and suicidal and
self-destructive thoughts. As a trained health psychologist,
creating balance between mind and body, emotion and spirit
is a unique quality of her work
Profession Publication/Appointments: The Association for
Addiction Professionals (NAADAC) – Associate Member
International Consortium of Addiction Studies Educators
(INCASE) – Member
National Organization of Human Services (NOHS) – Member
Larry Wetsit
Vi ce - P re s i d e n t of Commu n i t y S e r v i ces – Fo r t Pec k
Co mmu n i t y Co l l e g e
Lawrence “Larry” Wetsit is the Vice-President of Community
Services at Fort Peck Community College, with a BA from
Antioch University/NAES College and MBA from the University
of Mary. Mr. Wetsit was part of Dr. T. Brockie’s research in 2011
on 15-24 year old Native Americans at Fort Peck that
examined historical and contemporary factors influencing the
lives of Native American youth.
October 21 – 23, 2014 • FPCC Greet the Dawn
State of the Reservation Summit
October 21 – 23, 2014 • FPCC Greet the Dawn
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Thursday, October 23, 2014
8:30 – 9:00 – Breakfast
8:30 – 9:00 – Breakfast
Prayer & Song – Chief Joe Miller, Wadopana Assiniboine
8:30 – 9:00 – Breakfast
9:00 – 9:30
Prayer & Song – Patricia Crawford, Vice-Chair
Isiah Drags Wolf
Welcome – A. T. “Rusty” Stafne, Tribal Chairman
9:30 – 10:20
Meth Babies – Dr. Jonathan Gilbert - IHS, Poplar Clinic
10:20 – 10:50
Meth Influence on Suicide Ideation
Adriann Ricker & Larry Wetsit - FPCC Staff
9:00 – 9:15
Welcome – Rick Kim, Chairman Law & Justice Committee
MT Board of Crime Control
J ua nit a C a nt rel l ,
9:15 – 10:15 – A Tale of Two Pipelines – Melina Healy
Lessons on combining the effects of harsh school discipline on
Fort Peck and in New York City
9:55 – 10:15 – Wolf Point and Poplar ER Visits and meth/drug
births – Jeremiah Eldred, FNP & NEMHS Midwives
Education: Masters Degree in Social Work
10:15 – 11:00 – Family Violence Resource Center - Juanita Cantrell
10:15 – 11:15 – Tribal Resources
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch
Testimonials – Mike Todd, C’erra Clark, Shai-Lee Weeks
11:40 – 12:00 – Sister Nations Empowerment Program –
Maegan Rides At The Door, University of Montana
1:00 – 2:00 – Tribal & Federal Resources
Tribal Court – Chief Judge Richard Jackson
Law Enforcement – James Summers
12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch
88 Minutes The Anonymous People
Transitional Living Unit – RJ Young
Foster Home Licensing – Jen Yellow Hammer
1:00 – 2:00 – Tribal & Federal Resources
Federal Court / US Attorney – Danna R. Jackson
AUSA / Tribal Liaison
US Attorney Office, District of Montana
Indian Health Services – Dr. Jonathan Gilbert
Tribal Health – Julian Shields
Health Promotion & Disease Prevention – Ken Smoker
Spotted Bull Recovery & Resource Center –
Dale Four Bear, George Blount
2:00 – 3:00 – Breakout Sessions
Drug Busts – Drug Task Force
Drug Endangered Children – Adrienne Weinberger
NEMHS – Staff
FT. Peck Housing Authority – Dr. Robin Bighorn
Family Violence Resource Center – Patricia McGeshick
2:00 – 3:00 – Breakout Sessions
Reservation Health – Julian Shields, Ernie Bighorn,
Dr. Jonathan Gilbert
Treatment Process – Carolyn Adams, Dr. Jack Beaudelaire
Mental Health Issues – Dr. Kayt Whitebird Orange, Ken Smoker
3:00 – 3:30 – Report on Breakout Sessions – Recorders
3:30 – 4:00 – Closing Remarks – Charles Headdress
Chairman – Health Education and Welfare Committee
M SW
So c ial Wo r ker, M et h Project
Family Vio lence Reso u rce Center
Tribal Education – Neil Taylor
Workforce Development – Rodney Miller
TERO – Barrie Bighorn
Fort Peck Community College – Haven Gourneau
Ms . Roxa nne Go u r n e au ,
Councilwoman
M o derato r
Head Start – Viola Wood
Vocation Rehabilitation – Max Bear
11:15 – 12:15 – Breakout Sessions
Dr. J onat ha n Gi l b e r t,
Work Ready Population – Rodney Miller, Haven Gourneau
Chief M edic al O ffi cer – Fort Peck S ervice Unit IH S
M D, F P S U CM O
High School Dropout – Neil Taylor, Paula Firemoon
Meth Affected Children – Viola Wood
Dr. Gilbert attended college at the University of Vermont going
Meth Affected Adults – IHS, Dale Four Bear, Donna Black Dog,
Carolyn Adams
on to complete a Masters in Physiology at Georgetown. He
12:15 – 1:00 – Lunch
Report on Breakout Sessions – Recorders
then attended Medical School in Chicago and Residency in
Vermont. He practiced in Vermont for a year prior to moving
to Browning to work for the IHS in Pediatrics and Medical
Administration. Due to family reasons, he left Browning after 5
Justice System Process – Judge Richard Jackson, Rene Martell
1:00 – 3:00 – Solutions for a Healthy Fort Peck 2020
years and owned a Pediatric Clinic in Taos, NM for 5 years and
Community Collaborations –
Patricia McGeshick, Marshell Lambert
Treatment – Dale Four Bear
then returned to Montana, working as a Pediatric Hospitalist,
Youth Education (Meth Affected Children) – Viola Wood
Rape Crisis and Child Advocacy Center Medical Director and
Law Enforcement – James Summers
Medical Consultant. He is now the Chief Medical Officer at the
Dropout / Non-Competent HS Graduates – Paula Firemoon
Fort Peck Service Unit IHS as well as having a part-time
Cultural & Spirituality – Tom Escarcega
Pediatric Clinic. His interests include Preventative Health Care,
Housing – Robin Bighorn
complex medical diagnostics, computer applications and
Health Care – Julie Bemer / NEMHS Staff
working towards a better health care system for all Americans
3:00 – 3:30 – Report on Breakout Sessions – Recorders
Ft. Peck Housing Authority – Dr. Robin Bighorn
(In Alphabetical Order)
9:15 – 9:55 – Building a Strong Recovery Community –
Loy Sprague, FPCC Instructor
11:00– 12:00 – Drug Task Force – James Summers
10:50 – 11:40 – Dopamine Physiology –
Dr. Kayt Whitebird Orange - IHS, Poplar Clinic
9:00 – 9:15 – Prayer & Song – Mike Turcotte,
FPCC Language Instructor
State of the Reservation
Summit Presenters
3:30 – 4:00 – Closing Remarks – Rick Kirn
Evening – Cultural Activity
with an emphasis on Native Americans. He is married to an
3:00 – 3:45
enrolled Blackfeet tribal member and finds more of a sense of
FPT Plans to Address Meth in Our Community Session – Recorders
home in Montana than anywhere else in the United States.
3:45 – 4:00 – Recognitions and Closing Remarks –
Councilwoman Roxanne Gourneau
Continued on back
Evening – Cultural Activity
Thank you to the Fort Peck Tribes’ Family Violence Resource Center for their assistance.