2009 American Indian Symposium: Hope, Harmony and Justice:
Improving Services to the Urban American Indian
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
UMKC University Center
Pierson Auditorium and break-out rooms
5000 Rockhill Road
Kansas City, MO 64111-2499
The symposium will:
- Provide a forum where American Indians can share their strategies, models and tools with individuals and organizations that provide services to urban American Indians to help resolve common health, mental health, education, and law issues
- Create effective partnerships to deliver care in the urban community setting
- Assist in accessing the resources needed to create programs that will benefit all American Indian populations
Target Audience:
Policy makers from different vocational disciplines, agencies and organizations that provide services to the community under the four different topical areas: health care professionals, mental health/substance abuse professionals, educators/school administrators, attorneys, social service providers and legislators.
Tracks:
- Health
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health
- Education/History
- Law (to also incorporate advocacy issues)
This symposium is provided by the Heartland Education and Training Center (HETC). Click here for more information on HETC.