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Tribal Program Information for
Greater Minneaplis Council of Churches
Tribal Program Name
Greater Minneaplis Council of Churches
Mailing Address
1001 East Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN 55407-0509
Primary Phone
612-772-8722
Fax
612-772-8669
Email
stibbetts@gmcc.org
Status
Active
Primary Contact Person
Suzanne Tibbets Young, Executive Director, DIW
Secondary Contact Person
Julie Kurtz
Project Period
Additional Details
The Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and serves American Indians located in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. Three out of four American Indians living in Hennepin County live in the city of Minneapolis. Minneapolis saw an influx of American Indians in the early 1950s, as government programs provided small incentives for American Indian families to move to the city. Upon arriving, these families found a general lack of services in the community. The Family Violence Program at the Division of Indian Work was founded in 1981 with the goals to reduce the incidence of violence within the American Indian family and to alleviate the negative effects of violence in the community. The program provides services to American Indian victims of domestic abuse, as well as anger management counseling to men and women, and counseling to children. This is the only family violence program for Indians in Minneapolis providing group services.
The Family Violence Program is distinguished by its ability to offer modern counseling and behavior change methodologies alongside traditional American Indian cultural information. As American Indian culture identity increases, it offers new strength in creating positive changes in one’s life. The American Indian principle of balance in all things is important to the program—for instance, the American Indian concept of health often involves four equal parts that must be in balance: emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual counseling activities. The Family Violence Program has a strong role as a collaborator in the local community. In 2003, Hennepin County approached the organization, seeking an American Indian staff person to serve at the county’s Domestic Abuse Service Center, and the program is pleased to now have a staff person in place there offering culturally specific care. The program also provides counseling services off-site in the Hennepin County Home School, Hennepin County Juvenile Detention Center, and the Hennepin County Adult Corrections Facility.
The Family Violence Program is uniquely positioned to offer the services from the Counseling & Faith Based Services for Crime Victims in Indian Country grant to the community because of its longstanding presence in the American Indian community, its experience offering services that combine cultural relevance and tradition with professional counseling, and its history of successfully carrying out complex government contacts in a variety of settings such as schools, correctional institutions, and program facilities. The goal of the Division of Indian Work’s CFBSCVIC is to increase the culturally based services available to American Indian victims of crime by linking faith-based organizations, spiritual leaders, and traditional healers with victim service programs in the Minneapolis American Indian community. When American Indian people are given access to the traditional ways to heal from victimization, it is the Division of Indian Work’s belief that they will be more likely to increase their cultural identity and self-esteem, refrain from perpetuating violent cycles, and heal their spirits from the violence that has occurred.
