3/10/23: NAIC URGES CONGRESS TO TAKE ACTION
For more details on the 2023 Family Camp, including registration and a printable brochure, click here! Looking forward to seeing you in July!
NAIC Presents Native Tie to Rev. Arroyo
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At the recent celebration installing Rev. Giovanni Arroyo as the new General Secretary of General Commission on Race and Religion (GCORR), representatives from the Native American International Caucus (NAIC) of the UMC presented a hand-crafted Native tie to honor his work and commitment to justice and equality for all people.
Rev. Arroyo has worked for many years with the NAIC, and the Caucus members look forward to many years ahead of fruitful ministry together. lease note how well the tie matches his suit – HA! Such is the providence of Creator that even wardrobe design can be coordinated! The tie is one of many crafts designed and sewn by Nanticoke Lenni Lenape member, Cory Ridgeway of Bridgeton, NJ. |
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Trauma Support Groups Offer Hope
With a NEW Native American focused supplement, faith communities can bring hope to persons who are healing from trauma by offering an ongoing support group in their community. People have endured loss, experienced violence, and many of other wounding events. A new edition of Triumph Over Trauma that has just been released for use in faith communities is downloadable and free of charge. A three-hour online workshop is provided for facilitators to be trained in using the curriculum. The curriculum has accompanying supplements for unique groups (Christian, Jewish, Islamic, and Native American).
Rev. Carol Lakota Eastin (IGRC elder and pastoral counselor) and Rev. Michelle Oberwise Lacock (N. IL elder and clinical pastoral educator) have co-authored the Native American supplement.
Triumph Over Trauma is a facilitator-led group model created by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) in partnership with Harper Hill Global, a non-profit based in Nashville, TN. The program is based on the NASMHPD’s TAMAR (Trauma, Addictions, Mental health, And Recovery) curriculum, which has been used for two decades, providing mental health support to individuals who otherwise do not have access. As part of the program, the public is invited to text HOPE to 615-933-5387 to receive messages of encouragement and support.
For the downloadable resources go to: https://www.triumphovertrauma.info/. For more information, please contact Rev. Carol Lakota Eastin at lakotaeastin@gmail.com
Rev. Carol Lakota Eastin (IGRC elder and pastoral counselor) and Rev. Michelle Oberwise Lacock (N. IL elder and clinical pastoral educator) have co-authored the Native American supplement.
Triumph Over Trauma is a facilitator-led group model created by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) in partnership with Harper Hill Global, a non-profit based in Nashville, TN. The program is based on the NASMHPD’s TAMAR (Trauma, Addictions, Mental health, And Recovery) curriculum, which has been used for two decades, providing mental health support to individuals who otherwise do not have access. As part of the program, the public is invited to text HOPE to 615-933-5387 to receive messages of encouragement and support.
For the downloadable resources go to: https://www.triumphovertrauma.info/. For more information, please contact Rev. Carol Lakota Eastin at lakotaeastin@gmail.com
First Native American Rev. David Wilson Elected as Bishop in the UMC
By David Burke
Nov. 2, 2022 | HOUSTON (UM News)
The Rev. David Wilson, assistant to the bishop of the Oklahoma and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, has been elected as bishop in The United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference, becoming the denomination’s first Native American bishop.
Wilson has since been appointed to serve as Bishop of the Great Plains Annual Conference. His Service of Assignment will be celebrated Saturday, February 11 at the Countryside UMC in Topeka KS.
Prior to his appointment as assistant to the bishop, Wilson served for 19 years as a conference superintendent. He was lead coordinator for the North Oklahoma City Native American Ministry for eight years, following eight years as a pastor of a church in Norman, OK. He served seven years as director of promotions/interpretations for the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, after being pastor of a church in Tahlequah, OK, and campus minister for the Native American Campus Ministry program at Northeastern State University.
He received an undergraduate degree in mass communications from Oklahoma City University, a master’s degree in divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK, and an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Bacone College in Muskogee, OK.
Nov. 2, 2022 | HOUSTON (UM News)
The Rev. David Wilson, assistant to the bishop of the Oklahoma and Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, has been elected as bishop in The United Methodist Church’s South Central Jurisdictional Conference, becoming the denomination’s first Native American bishop.
Wilson has since been appointed to serve as Bishop of the Great Plains Annual Conference. His Service of Assignment will be celebrated Saturday, February 11 at the Countryside UMC in Topeka KS.
Prior to his appointment as assistant to the bishop, Wilson served for 19 years as a conference superintendent. He was lead coordinator for the North Oklahoma City Native American Ministry for eight years, following eight years as a pastor of a church in Norman, OK. He served seven years as director of promotions/interpretations for the Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, after being pastor of a church in Tahlequah, OK, and campus minister for the Native American Campus Ministry program at Northeastern State University.
He received an undergraduate degree in mass communications from Oklahoma City University, a master’s degree in divinity from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, OK, and an honorary doctorate in humane letters from Bacone College in Muskogee, OK.
Deborah Parker, CEO of the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition.
Photo: House Committee on Natural Resources, Democrats
NAIC Supports Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies
Jesus once said, "The truth will set you free." It is the truth, this release from the bondage that has strangled our people and their opportunity to thrive for generations, that we are hoping to achieve with the passage of H.R. 5444: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.
Read more of this letter written on June 7, 2022.
Jesus once said, "The truth will set you free." It is the truth, this release from the bondage that has strangled our people and their opportunity to thrive for generations, that we are hoping to achieve with the passage of H.R. 5444: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act.
Read more of this letter written on June 7, 2022.
White House MMIP Awareness Proclamation
On May 4th, 2022 U.S. President Joseph R. Biden issued a proclamation on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons that made May 5th "Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Day" in the United States. This proclamation by the White House is a huge step forward in bringing this issue to the forefront where it rightfully belongs. To view or read the White House Proclamation, please click below:
White House Proclamation on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
On May 4th, 2022 U.S. President Joseph R. Biden issued a proclamation on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons that made May 5th "Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons Day" in the United States. This proclamation by the White House is a huge step forward in bringing this issue to the forefront where it rightfully belongs. To view or read the White House Proclamation, please click below:
White House Proclamation on Missing or Murdered Indigenous Persons
Source: Deb Haaland's Twitter
Report on federal Indian boarding schools
The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government’s past oversight of Native American boarding schools.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, told journalists during a March call that the report will come out in April but didn't specify a date. She first outlined the initiative last June, saying it would uncover the truth about the loss of life and the lasting consequences of boarding schools.
The work on boarding schools will include compiling and reviewing records to identify past schools, locate known and possible burial sites at or near those schools, and uncover the names and tribal affiliations of students, Haaland said.
It is unclear, however, how much information will actually be included in the report.
Read the Full Article by Mary Annette Pember in "Indian County Today" HERE
The Interior Department is on the verge of releasing a report on its investigation into the federal government’s past oversight of Native American boarding schools.
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, Laguna Pueblo, told journalists during a March call that the report will come out in April but didn't specify a date. She first outlined the initiative last June, saying it would uncover the truth about the loss of life and the lasting consequences of boarding schools.
The work on boarding schools will include compiling and reviewing records to identify past schools, locate known and possible burial sites at or near those schools, and uncover the names and tribal affiliations of students, Haaland said.
It is unclear, however, how much information will actually be included in the report.
Read the Full Article by Mary Annette Pember in "Indian County Today" HERE
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Awareness
May 5 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S). The Native American International Caucus encourages you to bring awareness through events and education.
Throughout May, we will honor and remember all missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. We will gather to pray for those missing and their families. May 5 is also known as Red Dress Day. Wear a red dress or red shirt to raise awareness. Take Action! See our MMIW Resource Page for Ideas, and Downloadable materials for promotion and worship.
Keep watching….more is being added.
Consider Mothers Day as a time to remember MMIW in your worship gatherings.
A Liturgy for the day can be found here.
Please also consider following and/or liking our MMIW Awareness Facebook page here:
MMIW Awareness Facebook