Looking ahead, February will be a very busy month for the youth at the P.L.A.C.E. with our participants celebrating several events and programs. In our G.E.T. Smart Program, the students will hopefully be shaking off those post-holiday break blues. With the new semester in gear, 95 percent of our youth turned in their progress reports Read More »
2016 has come to The P.L.A.C.E. and with it, each of our Tribal youthmembers have set goals for the coming year. They varied, with some setting very ambitious goals while others have set out to achieve goals that will help them become better people and get in better shape. Our “Get Native” program is getting Read More »
In December at the P.L.A.C.E., the “Get Native” Program involved our youth participating in the talking circle, a traditional Potawatomi practice that helps each participant learn how best to listen and respect the thoughts of others. Each youth has a chance to speak if they want to. Participants also learn traditional Potawatomi stories and teachings, Read More »
According to the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the Sooner State has been a national leader in terms of methamphetamine use since the early 1990s. Additionally, Oklahoma was ranked tenth highest among all states for the number of suicide deaths per capita, according to the 2012 figures available from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While Read More »
In November the Tribal youth will celebrate Native American Heritage Month by starting an Indigenous fitness program. In hopes of helping our youth get in better shape and stay that way, this 30-day program is a physical challenge including squats, bridges, lunges, sit ups, wall sits and planks. The goal is to start small and Read More »
October begins with the Tribal youth program sponsoring “A Walk for Hope,” consisting of a 5k run and a one mile walk to help raise awareness for suicide prevention. We are expecting participation by more than 200 adults and children. This event will be a collaboration between the CPN Health Services, the Indian Child Welfare Read More »
With a successful summer coming to an end, it was back-to-school time for the Tribal youth, who hit the ground running and were excited about the new year. Keeping with the times, the youth also celebrated National School Success Month. Each student and parent did a “My Success Plan,” which includes giving the staff access Read More »
We survived an action filled summer. The Tribal youth will be attending an end of year trip to Arlington, Texas where they visit Six Flags over Texas and Hurricane Harbor. They’ll also take a tour of the Dallas Cowboys footballfacilities. With summer ending and school beginning though, it’s down to business. To get the school Read More »
July was a very busy at the P.L.A.C.E. as we took a journey to visit the homes of what most people know as the Five Civilized Tribes. Our first journey was to the Chickasaw Nation Cultural Heritage Center where the youth took a tour of the traditional Indian villages dating back to the eighteenth century. Read More »
March was a very busy time at the P.L.A.C.E., starting with the Tribal Youth’s collection of items for a care package to the Pine Ridge Cove Tribal Youth Group in South Dakota. On Jan. 24, 2015, the Pine Ridge Tribal Youth were subjected to racial slurs and had beer thrown on them at a Rapid Read More »