%>>
THE
ANNUAL STATE OF
THE
%TRIBES ADDRESS
AT
THE
STATE
%CAPITOL TOOK
PLACE
THIS
WEEK.
%IN
TONIGHT'S
CLOSER
LOOK,
WE
%HEAR
FROM
THE
CHAIRMAN OF
THE
%FOREST
COUNTY
POTAWATOMI
%COMMUNITY, NED
DAN
IELS.
%>>
THE
SUCCESS
OF
NOT
ONLY
%WISCONSIN'S TRIBAL
NATIONS, BUT
%FOR
ALL
RESIDENTS OF
THE
STATE,
%DEPEND
O
N
OUR
RESILIENCE
TO
%CONTINUE
TO
TACKLE
DIFFICULT%ISSUES.
%WE
MUST
MAINTAIN A
SHARP FOCUS
%ON
IMPROVING THE
LIVES
OF
THOSE
%WE REPRESENT
I
N
THE
NEW
DECADE
%AS WE
GRAPPLE
WITH
THE
%RESPONSIBILITY OF
ADDRESSING
THE
%COMPLEX CHANGES
BEFORE
US.
%>>
DANIELS
SPOKE
NAMELY
TO
THE
%OPIOID
EP
DECK
EPIDEMIC.
%HE
WAS
THANKFUL
FOR
RECENT
%LEGISLATION TO
COMBAT ADDICTION.
%HE
DESCRIBED A
WELLNESS
CENTER%TO BE
LOCATED
AMONG
NATIVE
%NATIONS IN WISCONSIN.
%WITH
MORE
ON
THAT,
WE
TURN
TO%SHANNON
HOLSEY,
PRESIDENT OF
THE
%STOCKBRIDGE-MUNSEE
BAND
O
F
THE
%MOHICAN
NATION,
WHO
JOINS
US
%FROM GREEN BAY.
%
THANKS
VERY
MUCH
FOR
BEING HERE.
%>> THANKS
VERY
MUCH
FOR
HAVING
%ME.%>>
DESCRIBE
WHY
THIS
YOUTH
%TREATMENT
CENTER I
O
NEEDED?%>>
WELL,
IT'S
IMPERATIVE BECAUSE
%WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT
THAT, THERE
%IS
NOTHING UNIQUE
T
O
THAT
OR
%CULTURALLY CENTRIC TO THE
NEED
%OF
YOUR
PEOPLE A
S
RELATES
TO
%ADDICTION.
%THIS
IDEA
WAS
INSTILLED
20
YEARS
%AGO.
%AS TRIBAL
NATIONS
WE BELONG
TO
%THE GREAT
LAKES
INTERTRIBAL
%COUNCIL.
%20
YEARS
AGO
THEY
HAD
THE
IDEA
%THAT THEY
NEEDED
TO
BRING
%WELLNESS AND HEALING
TO
OUR
%COMMUNITIES
AND
ESPECIALLY
THE
%MOST
VULNERABLE,
OUR
YOUTH.
%WE
HAVE
DECIDED THAT
THE
%DESIGNATION WILL
B
E
IN
CENTRAL
%WISCONSIN
PRIMARILY
MOST
LIKELY
%MARATHON
COUNTY AND
PROBABLY IN
%THE WAUSAU
AREA DUE
TO
THE
FACT
%THAT
IT
HAS
ACCESSIBILITY
TO
%HEALTH CARE
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WHICH
IS
%SOMETIMES ON
TRIBAL
RESERVATIONS
%THE MOST
CHALLENGING
THING,
IS
%TO
PROVIDE
THOSE
NECESSARY
%RESOURCES AND
FIND
THE
NECESSARY
%PROFESSIONALS TO
BRING
THA
T
%HEALING TO OUR
NATION.%>>
I
UNDERSTAND
GAMING
COMPACT
%MONEY BACK
IN
'17
HELPED
PALE
%FOR
THE
PLANNING CENTER
AND
YOU
%JUST
MET
WITH GOVERNOR
EVERS
AND
%ATTORNEY
GENERAL
KAUL.
%WHAT ARE THEY
SAYING
ABOUT
THIS
%EFFORT?
%>> IT
WAS
UNDER GOVERNOR
%WALKER'S
ADMINISTRATION
THA
T
WE
%RECEIVED MONEY
TO
DO A
%FEASIBILITY STUDY
AND
BUSINESS
%PLAN.
%THEN THERE
WAS A
CONTINUATION
OF
%THOSE
PRIORITIES
IN GOVERNOR
%EVERS'
AND
ATTORNEY
GENERAL
%KAUL'S
INITIATIVES.
%BECAUSE
THAT
ISSUE
DOESN'T
GO
%AWAY
BECAUSE
YOU
ELECT A NEW
%GOVERNOR.
%AND
THEY'RE
BOTH
PASSIONATE.
%GOVERNOR WALKER
SERVED
U
NDER
THE
%-- EXCUSE
ME, GOVERNOR
EVERS
%SERVED
UNDER GOVERNOR
WALKER'S
%ADMINISTRATION,
SO HE
WAS
WELL
%AWARE
O
F
T
HIS
INITIATIVE.
%HIM BEING I
N
THE
REALM
OF
%EDUCATION, HE
UNDERSTOOD
THE
%PERILS
OF
WHA
T
THAT
COULD
BE
AND
%THE
DEVASTATION IT
BRINGS
TO
THE
%YOUTH
IN
CRISIS
AND
FAMILIES AND
%COMMUNITIES.
%HE
VERY
MUCH HAS
THE
PULSE
ON
%WHAT IS
HAPPENING,
A
S
DOES
%ATTORNEY GENERAL
KAUL.
%WE'VE MET
WITH
HIM
SEVERAL
DAYS
%AGO WITH
REGARDS
T
O
THIS
AND
H
E
%SPOKE
OF
IT.
%AND
IT'S
JUST
NOT A NATIVE%AMERICAN
ISSUE,
CLEARLY.
%IT'S AN ISSUE
IN
THE STATE OF%WISCONSIN.
%WE
ALL
RECOGNIZE
THAT
IF
W
E
%DON'T BRING HEALING
TO
THIS
%GENERATION, WE'RE GOING
T
O
LOSE%AN
ENTIRE
GENERATION
O
F
YOUNG
%PEOPLE
TO
THIS
ADDICTION
AND
%IT'S
GOING
TO
CAUSE
MUCH
LARGER
%
ISSUE.%>> AS
TO
THE
TREATMENT CENTER
%ITSELF,
HOW WILL
IT
BE
DIFFERENT
%FROM
OTHER
YOUTH
TREATMENT
%CENTERS?
%YOU
KNOW,
HOW
W
ILL
NATIVE
%NATIONS'
CULTURES
B
E
%INCORPORATED?%>> WELL,
IT'S
DEEMED TO
B
E
%CULTURALLY CENTRIC.
%CENTRAL
TO
WHAT THAT IS
IS
I
%UNDERSTAND
THAT
TREATMENT
%CENTERS CAN SOMETIMES
BE A
VERY
%CHALLENGING
THING
FOR
ESPECIALLY%A YOUNG PERSON.
%I CAN
IMAGINE.
%BUT THE
FACT
IS
THAT
WHAT WE
%ARE TRYING TO
DO
I
S
EMULATE
%SOMETHING THAT IS FAMILIAR TO
%THEM
TO
HELP
IN
THE
CARE
AND
%SOMETHING
THAT'S
FAMILIAR
AS
%
THEY
RETURN
FROM
CARE
INTO
THEIR
%OWN
COMMUNITIES.
%WE
THOUGHT
WHAT WOULD
B
E
BEST
%AND
WHAT
WE
KNOW
BEST
I
S
OUR
%CULTURE
AND
TRADITIONS.
%THOSE ARE
THE
THINGS THAT
ARE
%IMPERATIVE TO
THE
FOUNDATION OF%THE
HEALING O
F
OUR
YOUNG
PEOPLE.
%OF
COURSE, IT
WIL
L
BE
COMBINED
%WITH
WESTERN
MEDICINE
AND
%NECESSARY
WRAP-AROUND
SERVICES
%THAT
WE'LL
NEED
FOR
THE
%CONTINUATION NOT ONLY
FOR
THE
%YOUTH
IN
TREATMENT, BUT
ALSO
FOR
%THE FAMILY.
%SO THERE IS
GOING TO
BE AN
%OPPORTUNITY,
MY
IDEA
OR
OUR
%VISION
COLLECTIVELYING
COLLECTIVELY
AS
TRIBAL
%LEADERS,
BUILT
AROUND AN
IDEA
OF
%11
NATIONS
KNOWING THIS IS
%
SOMETHING WE NEED TO
DO
FOR
OUR
%COMMUNITIES.%WE HAVE
TO
PROVIDE HEALTH
AND
%WELLNESS
TO
OUR
COMMUNITIES.
%BUT IF
WE CAN'T
A
T
THE
MOST
%GENERAL
SENSE
PROVIDE
THE
MOST
%VULNERABLE
PEOPLE,
THEN
WHAT
%GOOD IS IT
THAT
WE
DO
AND
WORK
%FOR IF
WE
CAN'T
BRING
HEALING T
O
%THEM?
%SO THE
IDEA
WAS
IS
THAT
WE
%ENJOIN
OUR
CULTURE
AND
OUR
%TRADITIONS AND
SOMETHING THAT
%
THEY'RE VERY
FAMILIAR
WITH, IT
%WILL
P
ROVIDE
THEM
THE
NECESSARY
%TOOLS A
S
THEY
GO
ON
THEIR
%HEALING JOURNEY
TO
UTILIZE
AND
%GO BACK
AND
REVERT
TO
THOSE
%TOOLS
AS
THEY
RETURN
TO
THEIR
%TRIBAL
NATIONS
AND
PROVIDE
THA
T
%LONG-TERM HEALING
AND
%SUSTAINABILITY TO
THEIR
HEALING.%>>
YOU
SPOKE
BRIEFLY
ABOUT
HOW
%THERE WILL BE
WRAP-AROUND
%SERVICES.
%IS
THAT
SOMETHING CENTRAL
TO THE
%KIND
OF
TREATMENT APPROACH
%THERE?
%>>
YES.
%
WE
HAD
LOOKED
AT
VARIOUS
OPTIONS
%OF
HOW WE
WERE
GOING
TO
APPROACH
%THIS.
%SO
WHEN
YOU
ASKED
EARLIER
WHAT
%
UNIQUENESS
FROM A
CULTURAL
%PERSPECTIVE THAT WAS GOING TO
%BE, WE
BELIEVE THAT
BEHAVIORAL
%HEALTH
PLAYS A
LARGE
PART
IN
%THAT
AND
THAT'S
NOT
SOMETHING
%THAT YOU
CAN
GET
IN
9
0
OR
120
%DAYS.
%THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT
HAS TO
BE
%ADDRESSED AT
ITS
CORE
AND
WILL
%MOST
LIKELY
REQUIRE
LONG-TERM
%TREATMENT --
NOT
TREATMENT,
BUT
%EXTERIOR TREATMENT FOR
THAT
%YOUNG PERSON.
%BUT ALSO
THE
FAMILY
OR
THE
%GUARDIAN THAT'S
TASKED
WITH
THE
%CARE
OF
THAT
CHILD.
%IT'S
ABOUT
DIET.
%IT'S
ABOUT
DIFFERENT
THINGS.
%IT'S SORT
OF A
%MIND/BODY/SPIRITUAL
APPROACH
%MORE
HOLISTIC IN
NATURE.%>>
WHEN
D
O
YOU
EXPECT
TO
OPEN
%THE
DOORS?
%>>
WELL, WE ARE
AT
THE
NEXT
%PHASE.
%UNDER
THE
NEW
ADMINISTRATION
OF
%GOVERNOR WALKER AND
THE
%WISCONSIN
LEGISLATION WE
WERE
%FORTUNATE TO
RECEIVE ADDITIONAL
%FUNDING
TO
D
O
ARCHITECTURAL
%RENDING.
%WE'RE
GETTING
CLOSE.
%WE'RE
PLEASED T
O
SAY
THAT
WE'RE
%CLOSER TO
FINDING
ANOTHER
%
PARTNER TO JOIN
US
IN
%FACILITATING AND
EXECUTING
THIS
%ENDEAVOR.%>> ALL
RIGHT
.
%PRESIDENT SHANNON
HOLSEY,
THAWR
%VERY MUCH
AND
GOOD