Sacred Grounds: Native American Treatment Program

Effective Addiction Treatment for the Native American and Alaskan Native Communities

Our Sacred Ground program is staffed with compassionate and understanding clinicians who have gone through their own recovery journey, and makes for a “family like” environment that is extremely comfortable and supportive. Services Offered:

The foundation for this healing process is based on cultural ceremonies and teachings developed by Elders in the native community who have dealt with their own struggle with addiction and have provided us with these teachings which are used for healing the body, the mind, and the spirit.

Sacred Grounds offers specialized group therapies which include:

Wellbriety: Medicine Wheel and 12 Steps Group

The Medicine Wheel and 12 Step program was developed to provide a culturally appropriate 12 Step program for Native American people. This program was developed by White Bison, based upon Teachings of the Medicine Wheel, the Cycle of Life and the Four Laws of Change. In addition, participants share their insights and experiences in a talking circle.

Participants also learn how to mind map their own innate knowledge around these teachings and then apply that knowledge to their daily lives and decision making processes.

Because this is done in a group setting, very strong social and emotional bonds are created that help the individuals who participate to develop trust, autonomy, and other healthy feelings and thought patterns that will help them to grow emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually.

“Did you know, the US Government and it’s States provided alcohol to Native Americans as a way to destroy their culture and get them addicted. The US knew what they were doing when they provided this substance to Native people in their weekly rations they were given. And why were they on rations? Because the United States killed their food source (Buffalo) and corralled the Native people onto reservations with scarce food and water.” –’Native Strong’ Facebook post, July, 18th, 2019

Wellbriety: Mending Broken Hearts Group

The purpose of the Mending Broken Hearts group is to develop the capacity of the community to heal from unresolved grief and the losses created by the legacy of Historical and Intergenerational Trauma. The goal is for the individual to reconnect with the culture, with their identity as a Native person, with family members (living and deceased), to complete those relationships where important things were left unsaid or undone.

Traditional Sweat Lodge

Research points to sweat lodges as an effective enhancement to traditional therapy. The results show that those who participated in the sweat group appeared to have greater therapeutic quality compared with the non-sweat group. With the purpose of repairing damage done to our spirits, minds and our bodies, we are honored to offer our residents a place of spiritual refuge and mental and physical healing through meditation and prayer to the Creator and Mother Earth for the needed wisdom and power. Residents who participate in our traditional sweat lodge ceremonies experience a significant increase in spiritual and emotional well-being attributed.