Sioux Falls Cultural Health Department | South Dakota Urban Indian Health
Offers traditional medicines (flat cedar/hante sha; sage/pezi hota; sweetgrass/wacanga; bear root/mato heta;bitterroot/sinpetu; medicinal tea blends; homemade honey) spiritual guidance, smudging, and a warm and welcome space for relatives to come and talk. Some regular activities include: Red Road Talking Circles are rooted in Native American traditions and offer a place for individuals to connect with themselves and others through dialogue and storytelling. All are welcome to join this safe space to share their thoughts, feelings, and experiences of recovery. Locations and days of week vary. Red Road Approach (RRA) men's and women's groups provide a cognitive and experiential curriculum on Native American/Indigenous philosophies, activating the spirit for individuals, families, and communities. Participants are guided through lessons on the impacts of alcohol and drugs on the mind, body, and spirit. This 10-week adult program meets on a weekly basis. Incentives are available for graduates of the program. Therapeutic Sewing and Beading brings together coffee, laughter, and traditional craft-making! Open to the community as an opportunity to warm up with some coffee and work on beading and sewing with help from experts. Wellbriety is a 12-step meeting and recovery developed by White Bison. It is rooted in the teachings of Medicine Wheel, They Cycle of Life and the Four Laws of Changes. This group is open to all, and may be provided virtually. Other cultural activities, such as Trauma Recovery and Empowerment Group, Prayer Songs class and other welcoming events are offered during the week to take care of individuals spirit and keep connected to traditional Indigenous ways of life. Doors are always open for relatives needing to pray, sing, smudge or just talk. Mitakuye oyasin "we are all related". Not all groups are always offered. Please visit the webpage below to see current offerings.
Physical Address
1200 N. West Avenue, South Dakota Urban Indian Health Clinic, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Hours
8:00am - 5:00pm (CT), Monday - Thursday 8:00am - 12:00noon (CT), Friday
Voice
Website
https://sduih.org/events/
Application process
Call for information
Eligibility
Vary by program; see description
Service area
Lincoln County, SD
Mccook County, SD
Minnehaha County, SD
Turner County, SD
Agency info
South Dakota Urban Indian Health
Indigenous-led organization serving urban Indigenous communities in South Dakota.