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About the Health and Social Services Department
The goal of
the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Health and Social Services
Department is to provide health care, social services, drug and
alcohol prevention, aftercare rehabilitation, and alcohol
counseling to children, youth, adults, and elders of our
community in a manner that best reflects our cultural beliefs.
We aim to
create safe and healthy paths to bridge the differences between
our Sauk Suiattle culture and the majority culture. We provide a
safe environment where our people can reframe and incorporate
the values of the elders, in order to build a solid secure
future all the while respecting each individual's unique
identity. We also communicate to other agencies and departments
the needs of our community and advocate to protect and defend
the unique qualities of our spiritual life.
Through
the provision of these services, and maintaining a congruency
between our culture and the regulating standards, we will move
towards self sufficiency, provide the continuity to link our
generations, and promote the growth of a strong people.
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