Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness Workshop "Traditional Teachings of Life" by Mr. Gerald King October 27, 2009

Doors Open at 5:30 p.m. for Registration & Light Dinner
Free Workshop 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Door Prize Drawing at End of Workshop

Mr. Gerald King is Táchii’nii - Red Running Into the Water People clan, Dziltl’ahnii - Mountain Cove clan, Ma’ii deeshgiizhinii - Coyote Pass, Jemez clan, and Bil lahgahna. He works with Health Promotion/Disease Prevention - Native Medicine. Mr. King specializes in Diagnostic Ceremonies, Purification Ceremonies, Protection Way Ceremonies, Native American Church (Peyote) Ceremonies, Blessing Way Ceremonies, Traditional Peace Making, Traditional/ Cultural Education, and Traditional Counseling. Mr. King will cover Clans, learning the clan system (family tree), 4 main clans and extended relations, traditional introduction: establishing relations among group, the spiritual creation of the reproductive system, natural law: responsibilities of male/female during gestation, natural birth: representation of natural order of birthing, significance of the umbilical cord and afterbirth, the five spiritual gifts, female/male puberty, adolescent to young adult, adult, elderly, old age.

For more information, contact Kerlena Silverhatband, 505-368-1081.

Sponsored by the Restoring & Celebrating Family Wellness Committee: Northern Navajo Chapters & Community Members, CHR-Outreach, Arizona Public Service, Health Promotion, Department of Behavioral Health Services, Community Organizers, Office of Youth Development, Teen Life Center, Public Health Nursing, Christ the King Church, Program for Self-Reliance, Diné Ba’Hozho Coalition, Social Services Family Violence Prevention, Navajo Healthy Marriage Opportunities Project, Shiprock Law Enforcement & Criminal Investigations, San Juan County Partnership, Shiprock Navajo Peacemaking Program, Central Consolidated School District #22 Office of Indian Education, Shiprock Branch Library, Navajo Health Education & HIV Prevention Program and Navajo Department of Workforce Development.

We are committed to strengthening families and nurturing positive changes in our communities.