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Episode 0013 Service Work

https://hiredpower.com/blog/service-in-recovery

Includes Benefits of Service and What to be Careful of When Being of Service

https://www.anewcomerasks.com/post/what-is-service-work

More service work benefits and some ideas how you can do service work in your recovery group

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Episode 0012 Natasha’s Story

Natasha an Alaskan Native adopted into a non native family shares her recovery journey.

Without great sorrows, you don’t have great joys.

Learn from the past and be in the present.

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The Practice of Native American Boarding Schools and Adoption

The history of adoption and Native American boarding schools is a tough one, deeply intertwined with attempts to assimilate Native children into white culture, often at the cost of their own identity and heritage. This all kicked off in the late 19th century with the establishment of Native boarding schools like the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1879. These schools were built on the idea of “Kill the Indian, save the man,” with a mission to transform Native kids into what was seen as “civilized” by European-American standards. They banned students from speaking their languages, wearing traditional clothes, or practicing their customs, pushing them instead to adopt English and learn trades that fit into mainstream American society.

These boarding schools were, frankly, brutal. Many kids were taken from their families against their will, subjected to harsh discipline, poor living conditions, and even physical and emotional abuse. With the goal of erasing Native culture, children were forced to reject their heritage, and it led to a deep sense of cultural dislocation that still impacts families today. While this system peaked in the early 1900s, it persisted well into the 1960s.

In the mid-20th century, this approach continued through government programs that encouraged Native American adoption by white families. The Indian Adoption Project of the 1950s to the 1970s led to many Native kids being adopted out, often without proper consent or understanding from their families. This effort to remove Native children from their cultural backgrounds and place them with non-Native families has led to generations of Native people growing up disconnected from their roots, sometimes called a “Lost Generation.”

After years of activism and resistance from Native communities, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was passed in 1978. The ICWA pushed back on these forced assimilation efforts, aiming to keep Native kids within Native communities whenever possible. Today, there’s a lot of work being done by boarding school survivors, adoptees, and their descendants to reconnect with their culture, share their stories, and heal the historical trauma created by these policies.

For more information visit https://boardingschoolhealing.org/list/ and https://www.pbs.org/articles/native-american-history-documentaries-about-residential-schools-and-forced-adoptions

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Episode 0009 Fitness

Fitness and recovery with Cody from episode 4. Fitness: The Old Rucker and tribe talk making the broken body whole again.

Update: fixed most of the audio issues

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Episode 0008 The Judge

Bob sits down with the Judge and Dianne. The Judge hold’s Sobriety Court and Dianne regularly sits in as a recovery community representative.

“Isolation isn’t treatment, participation is treatment” – The Judge

Who else wants to hear some of Dianne’s missives?

Sobriety Court – a recovery approach to court with addicts

Sobriety Court is a specialized court program designed to help individuals struggling with substance abuse issues. It typically involves a structured approach that combines regular court appearances, drug testing, counseling, and support services. The goal is to promote recovery and reduce recidivism by providing participants with the tools and resources they need to achieve and maintain sobriety. Participants often have the opportunity to avoid traditional criminal penalties by successfully completing the program.

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