Enhancing the Capacity of Tribal Advocates Through Training & Support
Transform your Skills with Culturally Focused Training
for Tribal Advocates!
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Our training is designed specifically for Tribal Advocates, offering interactive and skill-based learning experiences. Whether you're just starting out or looking to advance your expertise, our culturally focused curriculum ensures relevance and respect for the unique needs of your community.
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COMMENTS
FROM ATTENDEES
“The hands on learning helped me to absorb the information better.” - DATI participant, 2025
COMMENTS
FROM ATTENDEES
"This was one of the best trainings I have attended. Things moved along well and we got to hear from a lot of different people." - DATI Participant, 2024
COMMENTS
FROM PAST ATTENDEES
"Red Wind trainings are always informative. The presenters are open to all input and they give the information like it really is without sugar coating it. " - SATI Participant, 2025
COMMENTS
FROM PAST ATTENDEES
"We cried, we laughed, we visited. The knowledge provided gave me more insight and tools to add to my work ethic as an advocate.. " - DATI Participant, Shingle Springs, 2026
COMMENTS
FROM PAST ATTENDEES
"Your program inspires me. Knowing how to grow not only as an advocate but as a strong woman as well, thank you for preparing me for my future. SATI Participant, 2026
Empower Your Advocacy
with Culturally Focused Training!
Our training series is specifically designed for Tribal Advocates, offering interactive, skill-based sessions that cater to both beginners and advanced practitioners. Whether you're just starting out or looking to enhance your expertise, we've got you covered.
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Culturally Relevant Learning
We understand the unique challenges faced by Tribal Advocates. Our culturally-focused training ensures that you receive education tailored to your community's context, empowering you to advocate effectively and authentically.
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Engagement That Makes a Difference
With our hands-on approach, you'll not only learn theory but also practice skills in real-world scenarios. This interactive format ensures that you leave each Institute confident and ready to make an impact.
We Are Advocates
We walk with our ancestors
We think and act intentionally about what we are doing
We ensure that the voices of those we advocate for are
being heard
Our work is Medicine!
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Dates: September 21-24, 2026
Location: Antlers Wyndham Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Registration: $700 per person
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Join us for a 3.5-day, in-person training designed for tribal advocates, service providers, and community partners working with Native elders. The Elder Abuse Tribal Advocate Institute centers Indigenous knowledge and community strengths while building practical skills to prevent, identify, and respond to abuse in later life.
What you’ll gain
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A grounding in the traditional role of elders in tribal communities and the impact of historical trauma on today’s realities.
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A clear understanding of what abuse in later life looks like, including types of harm, power and control dynamics, and safety-centered advocate practice.
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Tools for navigating barriers to reporting, supporting decision-making in later life, and planning for elder accessibility across physical, emotional, and cognitive needs.
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Strategies to care for yourself and your teams through vicarious trauma and culturally rooted healing.
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Practical approaches for cross-system collaboration, alternatives to justice system responses, and community education and outreach.
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Familiarity with elder-specific resources and how to connect elders with the help they want.
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Training flow
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Day 1: Prevalence in Indian Country, defining abuse in later life, power and control, advocate practice, vicarious trauma and self-care, and culture for healing.
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Day 2: Language and generational communication, barriers and challenges to reporting, accessibility planning, and Elder-specific resources.
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Day 3: Systemic barriers and institutional challenges, local response mapping, justice system response, and relationship-building across systems, guided by elders’ voices.
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Day 4: Community education and outreach strategies to reach and support elders.
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Dates: Spring 2027
Location: Antlers Wyndham Hotel, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Registration: $1000 per person
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Foundations
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Tribal Advocacy Practice
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Systems and Legal Advocacy
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Justice and Leadership
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