Marquette, MI – (Great Lakes Radio News) – A professional development training titled “Privileging American Indian Ways of Knowing in Victim Services” is coming soon at Northern Michigan University.
April Lindala, Director of the Center for Native American Studies at NMU joined the Sunny Morning Show today to explain more about the effort.
Lindala said the free training, presented by NMU’s Serving Native Survivors Circle project is designed for tribal victim services employees, with an opportunity for CEUs available.
She added that non-tribal victim services employees, along with students in Native American studies and social work, are also welcome to attend.
The sessions will take place from 1-5 p.m. Thursday, May 9, and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, May 10, in Whitman Hall 136 on campus.
The registration deadline is this Friday, May 3, and to register, call 227-2103 or email conteduc@nmu.edu.
For more information regarding the training, contact the NMU Social Work Department at 227-2706 or email Abigail Wyche at awyche@nmu.edu.
The Native Circle project seeks to increase internship opportunities and other incentives for NMU students wanting to work in the field of social work and with tribal communities.
VISIT – Northern Michigan University’s News Page for more information.
