Caring for Indigenous Montanas
Training Details
- Caring For Indigenous Montanans is intended for anyone who works in any part the healthcare or public health system or plans to in the future. Examples include reception personnel, CNAs, public health professionals, nurses, physicians, and beyond.
- Learners can choose to take one Tribe's training or take several if they wish. Trainings are similar in that they each provide a brief history of settler colonization in Montana before moving on to Tribe specific information and interviews.
- Each training is free and self-paced and takes approximately 3 hours to complete.
- 3.0 CE credits are available upon the completion of each module.
Overview
Across Montana, Indigenous people delay or avoid care due to the treatment they receive when in the healthcare setting. This treatment compounds existing barriers to care such as lack of providers, and transportation times when patients do not feel comfortable or welcomed in the healthcare setting. The Caring For Indigenous Montanans training responds to this problem by building capacity in Montana's healthcare providers by providing them an introductory training in culturally appropriate care.
This training combines a traditional module-based self-guided training format with a filmed portion wherein learners can hear directly from Indigenous patients from each nation in Montana. Some Tribes have also included information from non-Native providers who can share their experience working with Indigenous communities and provide mentorship on how to best work cross-culturally. Finally, learners will have the opportunity to hear from Knowledge Keepers of Indigenous Nations or elders to learn about traditional views of health and why understanding the differences between Tribes is important.
This training is a collaborative effort between the Montana Tribes, Montana DPHHS Office of American Indian Health, and MORH/AHEC. MORH/AHEC received permission from Tribal Councils to come onto reservations across the state and to film people and the landscape. The creation of each training was supervised by individual Tribes and Montana DPHHS Office of American Indian Health.
Questions:
Grace Behrens, MPH
gracebehrens@montana.edu
406-994-6043
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Kaela Schommer
Instructional Coordinator
Public Health and Safety Division
406-439-7165
kaela.schommer@mt.gov------------------------------