Treatment program, Eastern Shoshone Recovery Center will be celebrating National Recovery Month with their own theme on September 14th, starting at 10 a.m. with a sweat ceremony and luncheon being held around 3:30-4 o’clock p.m.
Substance abuse counselor, Myron LittleBird threw out the idea of calling their recovery day, “Indigenous Recovery.”
Program Director Kellie Webb loved the idea and together with the whole staff, the day was created.
Myron LittleBird said in an interview with us, “since we are a Native program, we don’t give enough credit to our community’s people. There are a lot of them in recovery that need to be recognized.”
Myron LittleBird has been a licensed counselor for the program for 12 years. On September 4th, he celebrated 38 years of sobriety. He said, “it’s a joy working for the program.”
Program director, Kellie Webb spoke to us about the history and protocols of how medicines were once used by the old tribal people at one time and how there was once balance before addiction became recognized.
She said, “The idea of our program’s recovery day is to show accomplishments for those who are walking their walk and managing their addiction. The desire is to be healthy and happy people.”
The Eastern Shoshone Recovery Program is located in Fort Washakie next to the Wind River Dialysis Center and Boy’s and Girl’s Club. There they gravitate more toward culture and talking circles, using the medicine wheel approach and Wellbriety making it easier for Native clients to relate.
For further information about Indigenous Recovery Day contact Kellie Webb at (307)332-9736.
