Provides learning, healing, and prevention activities that are culturally rooted, focused on building relationships, and create a sense of safety and belonging.

Programs and Services offered through CHD include:

• Youth Programming:
  • Children, youth, and young adults are able to connect through cultural and social activities with a focus on wellness.
  • SNAHC’s Native Youth Ambassadors (NYA) supports Native and Indigenous youth by promoting belonging, cultural pride, and mental well-being. The group also focuses on tobacco prevention as part of overall health.
• Cultural Programming
  • Culture is Prevention is a twice-monthly program that teaches traditional art to community members. Past classes have included drum-making, beading, regalia, and pottery.
  • Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) is an annual multi-day event focused on community building through belonging, mastery, interdependence, and generosity.
  • P.R.O.T.E.C.T. (Prevent, Restore, Organize to End Commercial Tobacco): Offers youth workshops every month focused on raising awareness about the dangers of commercial tobacco and secondhand smoke, while also providing tools and resources for healthier choices.
• Suicide Prevention and Intervention Training
  • Available to partner agencies by request. Curriculums include QPR, safeTALK, Mental Health First Aid, and ASIST.