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Seminole Nation Veterans Day Parade

November 11th, 2010 - Downtown Wewoka

The SNLPD Meth Iniative and IASAP Programs along with The Criminal Justice Center for Innovation at Fox Valley Technical College invite you to register for the following:

Tribal Community Police Problem Solving Teams Training (TTEAMS) and Meth in Indian Country Program – REGISTER today!

March 10-11, 2010 | North Community Building of the Mekusukey Mission Grounds • Seminole, Oklahoma | NO Registration Fees!

The two-day TTEAMS Training will focus on strengthening relationships between law enforcement, tribal agencies, and the community. It demonstrates how community quality of life and public safety can be enhanced through these partnerships. It also assists in the development of problem-solving teams to address key community issues/challenges. TTEAMS will be held on March 10th from 8 AM – 5 PM and March 11th from 8 AM – 3 PM.
The Meth in Indian Country is a two-hour program held in a town-hall format and addresses the growing meth problem affecting many native communities. It creates awareness of the significant challenges created by meth use and abuse. The Meth program will be held on March 11th from 3 PM – 5 PM.
These training programs are intended for ALL interested community members and dedicated professionals in the following fields: law enforcement, education, judicial system, victim services, tribal council, corrections, probation/parole, rehabilitation/treatment, spiritual leaders/elders and others interested in enhancing public safety.
Featured topics in the TTEAMS training include: elements of change, building partnerships, overcoming barriers to working together, dynamics of group development, resource mapping and creative solutions to problems.
Featured topics in the meth program include: history of meth, scope of the meth problem in Indian Country, physical impacts of meth, meth lab cleanup, drug endangered children, the user cycle, public involvement and more.
Please see the attached flyer for additional information. Registration forms and a draft agenda can also be found at http://www.fvtc.edu/TRGP.

Your assistance in forwarding this information to community members, other agencies/individuals that may benefit from, or be interested in attending one or both of these training programs is much appreciated. Please do not hesitate to contact our office at 888-370-1752 should you have any questions.

Thank you and we hope to see you there!

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Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson to speak at Seminole Nation Domestic Violence Banquet

Drew Edmondson was elected Attorney General in 1994, and was re-elected in 1998, 2002 and 2006. Attorney General Edmondson will speak at the Seminole Nation Domestic Violence Banquet and Style Show on February 20, 2010 at 6pm at the Enoch Kelley Haney Center at Seminole State College.

Edmondson served as the 2002 - 2003 President of the National Association of Attorneys General. In 1996, Edmondson filed suit against the tobacco industry resulting in a $2 billion settlement between the industry and Oklahoma, part of the largest settlement in the history of the world. Edmondson was one of eight attorneys general asked to serve on the negotiating team for the states.

Under his leadership the attorney general’s office has helped reform the death penalty appeals process, established victims’ services, and vigorously represented rate payers in telephone, gas and electric rate cases.

In 2005, Edmondson, on behalf of the State of Oklahoma, filed suit against more than a dozen poultry companies. The lawsuit, which was filed after years of negotiations, accuses the companies of creating runoff into the Illinois River Watershed as a result of their waste dumping practices.

Before his election as Attorney General, Edmondson was elected, unopposed, to three consecutive terms as Muskogee County District Attorney in 1982, 1986 and 1990. He served as president of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association and was selected as Outstanding District Attorney for the State of Oklahoma in 1985 and the Outstanding Death Penalty Prosecutor in the 9th and 10th Circuits.

Edmondson served one term in the Oklahoma Legislature before entering the University of Tulsa School of Law in 1976. His undergraduate teaching degree is from Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, which he attended after graduating from Muskogee Central High School.

Edmondson is a Navy veteran with a tour of duty in Vietnam. He is a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, the Presbyterian Church and the Democratic Party.

The Seminole Nation Domestic Violence Awareness Banquet tickets are $25 which includes entrance into the Style Show. SN Seminole Nation Domestic Violence Banquet also has two sponsorship levels. Turquoise Level $500: Includes 8 tickets, 1 table reservation, honorable mention in agenda and 8 gift bags. Coral Level $350: Includes 8 tickets, 1 table reservation, and honorable mention in agenda. Both Sponsorships guarantee up-front seating. All proceeds go to the Domestic Violence Safe House Project. For more information about the banquet, or to donate to the SN Domestic Violence Safe House please contact the Seminole Nation Domestic Violence program at 405-382-3762.

“It is an honor to have Attorney General Edmondson to speak at the Seminole Nation Domestic Violence Banquet to help in the effort to raise funds for the Seminole Nation Domestic Violence Safe House,” said Chief Leonard M. Harjo of the Seminole Nation.

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