Meet Our Leaders

Della Bad Wound Oglala Lakota 

Employed in the human services field for 50 years working with women, children, youth and elderly. Her employment included the founding of Western South Dakota Senior Services in western South Dakota as the program director for 17 Nutrition sites for the elders. Denver Indian Health & Family Services, Winyan Wasaka-Women’s Alcohol Prevention Program, Seventh Generation Project, University of Denver; Elderhealth Program with Four World’s Development, Inc. in Lethbridge, Canada; and as a Native Sister with the Native American Cancer Research Project. She has been working with the documentation and preservation of the Lakota Language with the University of Colorado in Boulder for the past 6 years.

Della has one son, Michael and his significant other, one younger sister, one younger brother, many nieces and nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Her extended family includes hunka sisters, hunka children and grandchildren. Hunka-making of a relative-adopted.

Dr. Henrietta Mann (N. Cheyenne)

Dr. Mann has been an integral part of the development of the Wellbriety family programs (Families of Tradition, Mothers of Tradition, Fathers of Tradition, Sons of Tradition and Daughters of Tradition). Her sharing of teachings of the Cycle of Life provided the framework for these trainings.

After years as a professor and an advocate for Native sovereignty and wellness, Dr. Henrietta came out of retirement to start a the Cheyenne / Arapaho Tribal Community College. She does the ceremonies and songs. She also reminds us what we stand for: “We do not need to remain locked into those areas where we feel a great deal of anger and hostility to the dominant population because, as White Bison says, we have to forgive the unforgivable. There are many that have and there are many who are yet to do that. Only when we forgive the unforgivable can we really say we are healing, that we have addressed that one aspect of our life. Saying we can forgive, now we can heal.”

Theresa “Corky” Larsen Jonasson (Cree Metis) is a 64 year old Cree Metis woman living in Red Deer, Alberta. Her grandmother Christine Fraser Joseph and great grandmother Mary Susan Potts Fraser lived and were schooled in Maskwacîs Cree Nation, Alberta.

Corky works alongside of her husband of 44 years, Lynn, in the community of Red Deer, Central Alberta and where called to locally, nationally and internationally. They live a life of traditional teachings and ceremony as best they can and strive to pass those teachings on.

Together, they provide a healing space for White Bison and the Wellbriety Movement that has helped so many. 

Corky acknowledges her “teachers“ that make it possible for her to do this work of bridging, building trust, strengthening relationships and moving towards true reconciliation.

Lynn Jonasson (Fisher River Cree Nation/Treaty 5 area)

Lynn is a respected traditional indigenous Elder as identified by his community.

He works alongside his wife of 44 years, Corky,  in the community and where ever called as needed.

Lynn is a member of the Fisher River Cree Nation/Treaty 5 area.

For many years Lynn’s heart has found 2 special homes in Red Deer  as Elder support with Vantage Community Services and as Elder support with Red Deer Safe Harbour Society and manages the Many Healing Blankets program there.  He is passionate about, believes in and has created a large comfortable community space for White Bison and the Wellbriety Movement.

He was passed the teachings of many traditional ceremonies from his main teacher George Goodstriker and other elders.

Lynn has been a member of Red Deers Urban Aboriginal Voices since its inception and has sat on various domains and leadership in the past years. He has a relationship with the City of Red Deer and is a member of the National Collective of Walking With Our Sisters Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Initiative as elder support. 

He supports at the Red Deer Remand and volunteers at Red Deer Regional Hospital and volunteers with the Healing Center for men located in Maskwacîs.

He was transferred a traditional Blackfoot headdress in 2022 in honour of his ongoing community service.

He is loved by his community and in return loves his community and works very, very hard for his community.

Theresa Strawberry (O’chiese First Nation)

Theresa Strawberry is an Elder from the O’chiese First Nation in the Treaty 6 Territory of Alberta, Canada.  She shares her cultural knowledge and personal experience to send a message of empowerment and healing.

“Embrace the true power of healing our spirit.”

Providing an overall connection to communities, her vision is to be the model of connectivity used for all communities to break down barriers, to come together, heal, honor the spirit within us.  Elder Strawberry is a powerful speaker with a wealth of knowledge.  Speaker to Conferences, Elder Strawberry was honored with the Culture Award at the 2015 Esquao Awards. 

Currently, Theresa plays a key role as an Elder Liaison at the Edmonton Institution for Women, and the Elk Island Catholic School division.  She is a member of the Elder Advisory Board for Alberta Education. Her work with the Truth and Reconciliation Initiative is very meaningful, as she draws a very special connection with many. 

“The past, present and future can be measured in the strength of our resilience to healing.”

Darryl Lickers, member of the Turtle Clan

Darryl is originally from the Six Nations of the Grand River Mohawk Territory in southwestern Ontario Canada. He is of Tuscarora descent, and presently makes his home in Blackfalds, Alberta with his wife Karen. Darryl has recently retired from service with the Canadian Federal Government after 40+ years of service, both with the military (25 years) and his recent position with Corrections Canada as an Aboriginal Correctional Program Officer (23 years).

On December 1st, 2015, Darryl completed his career at Pê Sâkâstêw Centre Healing Lodge in Mâskwâcîs, Alberta where he delivered substance abuse, family violence, violence prevention (In Search of Your Warrior) programs as well as White Bison programs Medicine Wheel & 12 Steps, Fathers of Tradition and Mending Broken Hearts. He is currently a trainer for White Bison’s Wellbriety Training Institute

Darryl believes he is fulfilling his purpose in life as a helper by using his experiences and knowledge to help Native people heal from the effects of addiction and other abuses. Darryl has been a friend of Bill W. for the past 40 years (May 11, 1976). We are honoured to have Darryl as one of our Canadian trainers.

Betty R. Poitra, LSW/EA, MA (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa)

Betty R. Poitra is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa from Belcourt, North Dakota. For more than 30 plus years, Betty has dedicated her life to serving Native people, families, and communities through child welfare, mental health, chemical health, advocacy, and culturally grounded healing. Betty is a licensed social worker and earned her M.A. in Adlerian Psychotherapy and Counseling from the Alfred Adler Institute of Minnesota in 1995.

Like water, Betty’s work has moved wherever it was needed—connecting people, carrying knowledge, creating pathways, and helping others find their way toward healing. Her career has been rooted in relationships, respect, and a deep commitment to ensuring that Native voices, cultures, and ways of knowing are honored.

Throughout her life, Betty has served in many ways—as a director, social worker, advocate, counselor, teacher, cultural helper, and healer. Currently, she sits on the State American Indian Substance Abuse Advisory Council representing the Minneapolis American Indian Community.

For Betty, service has never simply been a career. It has been a way of walking alongside others, sharing what she has learned, honoring the people and teachings that have guided her, and helping create space for healing. Her journey continues to flow forward—like water—carrying knowledge, culture, compassion, and hope to the generations that follow.

Don Coyhis

Don Coyhis, Mohican Nation is the Founder and Board Chair of White Bison, Inc., an American Indian 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation dedicated to creating and sustaining a grassroots Wellbriety Movement that provides culturally based healing to the next seven generations of Indigenous People. Through the leadership of White Bison, the Wellbriety Movement has taken a prominent role in the recovery of many Native Americans and their communities.  Don has published many Wellbriety books and resources.  For over 30 years, Don has been called upon to provide technical assistance by national policy organizations such as the White House Office of Drug Control Policy, SAMHSA, and other national recovery organizations to develop culturally-based prevention and recovery programs for Indigenous communities. He has also received many prestigious awards, including the 2009 Purpose Prize. 

Dan Griffin

Dan has worked in the mental health and addictions field for over two decades. He is recognized internationally as an expert on males and trauma. In the fall of 2015, Griffin was honored to be named as a senior fellow at The Meadows.

He is the owner, founder, and lead consultant of Griffin Recovery Enterprises, Inc. He served as the state drug court coordinator for the Minnesota Drug Court Initiative, from 2002 to 2010, and was also the judicial branch’s expert on addiction and recovery. Griffin was awarded Hazelden’s first training fellowship for addiction counseling in 1998.

He has worked in a variety of areas in the addictions field: research, case management, public advocacy, recovery courts, teaching, and counseling. Griffin’s latest book, “A Man’s Way through Relationships”, is the first trauma-informed book written to help men create healthy relationships while navigating the challenges of internalizing the “Man Rules.” Griffin is also the author of “A Man’s Way through the Twelve Steps”: the first trauma-informed book to take a holistic look at men’s recovery. He also co-authored “Helping Men Recover”, the first comprehensive gender-responsive and trauma-informed curriculum for men.

Griffin’s graduate work was centered on the social construction of masculinity in the culture of Alcoholics Anonymous. In 2012, Griffin was one of the national experts invited by SAMHSA to help build a consensus definition of the terms “trauma” and “trauma-informed.” Griffin was a founding member of Faces and Voices of Recovery and served as a Minnesota delegate at the first National Recovery Summit in St. Paul in 2001. He served on SAMHSA’s National Recovery Month Committee for over ten years. In 2004, Griffin was one of 100 experts invited from around the country to create a consensus definition of recovery from addiction for SAMHSA.

Griffin helped to start the first recovery advocacy organization in Minnesota, RecoveryWorks, in 2001. A President’s Award winner in 2006 for leadership in the addiction and recovery field in Minnesota, Griffin lives in Minnesota with his wife, Nancy, and his daughter, Grace, and has been in long-term recovery since he graduated college in May of 1994. Dan’s areas of expertise include: men’s issues, trauma and trauma-informed services, addiction and recovery, recovery courts and other treatment courts, working with and understanding the twelve step culture, and the special needs of young people in recovery.

CoCo Villaluz (Hidatsa/Assiniboine/Chamorro)

CoCo is the Deputy Director at the American Indian Cancer Foundation, brings over two decades of expertise in community engagement, empowerment, and mobilization. A champion for cultural revitalization through art and storytelling, CoCo collaborates across local, national, tribal, and international platforms to prioritize Indigenous health, particularly regarding traditional tobacco use.

Lynda Rogerson Ed.D.

Lynda Rogerson, Ed.D., has served as White Bison’s education consultant since 1989.  She helped design and develop the Wellbriety curriculum, wrote successful grants for the Wellbriety Movement, documented program evaluations, and provided guidance on a variety of human resource issues.  She is also an adjunct professor (HR, Leadership, and Research) at Briar Cliff University.  Her company, LYNCO Associates, Inc., guides non-profits in applying for 501(c)(3) status, grant writing, evaluation, leadership, and board development.  She has served as an officer for a variety of non-profit boards of directors.  She is an author and provides career consulting services. 

Nicole “Nicky” Bowman, Lunaape/Mohican

Nicole is the daughter of Peter Bowman (Stockbridge Munsee Band of the Mohican Indians) and Kathleen Bowman, granddaughter of Morris “Mose” Bowman, and great-granddaughter of Beaumont Bowman. Her academic lodge sits at the intersection of truth, spirituality, traditional knowledge, sovereignty, governance, and evaluation. 

She comes from a long line of entrepreneurial, activist, community- and family-centered people. Her spirit name is Waapalaneexkweew Neeka Ha Newetkaski Newa Opalanwuuk (Flying Eagle Woman Accompanied by the Four Eagles). She’s been a proud resident of Shawano County (S-M Reservation, Morgan Siding, Gresham, and Shawano, Wisconsin) for over four decades.

Nicky is a traditional Lunaape/Mohican woman who has been an active Indigenous community member for 40 years and an Indigenous evaluator for over two decades.

Winona Stevens, member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.

Winona has been the Program Manager for the Dept. of Correction’s Native American Religious Program since 2013. She is responsible for religious services across 21 Native American Circles across Washington State.

Winona received her Master’s Degree in Social Work at the University of Washington. In addition to facilitating the Department of Corrections’ Native circles activities, she has held many positions including Adjunct Professor at Northwest Indian College, New Directions Anger Management Group Facilitator, White Bison Recovery Coach for Intergenerational Trauma and the 12 Step Medicine Wheel Program for Men and Women. Mrs. Stevens directed efforts in working closely with tribal communities and currently serves on a number of boards including Huy, Council for First Inhabitants Rights and Equality, and the University of Washington’s Native American Advisory Board. Her commitment to serving the Native American population impacted by incarceration led her to recently launch HEAL for Reentry (Helping Enhance Aboriginal Lives) – a nonprofit committed to assisting tribal people upon release from prison.

Kateri Coyhis, Executive Director

Kateri Coyhis (Mohican Nation) is the Executive Director of White Bison, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. White Bison, Inc., is a Native American non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to creating and sustaining a grassroots Wellbriety Movement that provides culturally based healing to the next seven generations of Indigenous People.

As Executive Director, Kateri leads efforts to expand the reach and impact of the Wellbriety Movement through culturally grounded programs that promote individual, family, community, and intergenerational healing. For over 25 years, she has provided training, facilitated community presentations, and offered technical assistance focused on Indigenous wellness, recovery, and healing. Her work is grounded in the belief that culture, connection, spirituality, and community are powerful pathways to healing and that strengthening these connections can help create healthier futures for generations to come.

Kateri’s work also extends to the national recovery community, where she brings Indigenous perspectives and culturally grounded approaches to broader conversations about recovery, wellness, and healing. She serves on the National Advisory Council for Faces & Voices of Recovery and the Board of The Center for Healthy Masculinity. She is also a co-author of a chapter in Radical Psychology: Multicultural and Social Justice Decolonization Initiatives (2018) and holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

Sparrow Goudey (Tsalagi/Cherokee/Wyandot) is the founder of Healing the Circle Workshops. With over 31 years of continuous sobriety, she has developed and conducts workshops at various treatment facility programs throughout Southern California for both Native and non-Native communities that assist adults and adolescents, affected by drugs, alcohol, eating disorders and mental illness by incorporating curriculum, traditional arts and spirituality as tools for change, growth and recovery.
www.healingthecircleworkshops.com

Sparrow is an international trainer for White Bison, Inc. and the Wellbriety Training Institute. She is a certified facilitator and trainer for *Mending Broken Hearts for Adults and Youth (Healing from historical/intergenerational trauma and unresolved grief & loss), *Medicine Wheel & 12 Steps for Adults and Youth, *Mothers of Tradition, *Daughters of Tradition, *Warrior Down/Recovery Coach, *Understanding the Purpose of Life for Youth, and *Wellbriety and NACOA Celebrating Families curricula and is devoted to helping individuals and communities that suffer from addiction and trauma.
She is the Rep for Wellbriety Certified Treatment Facilities as well. www.whitebison.org

TANYA SCHUR, MA, Blackfeet-Métis

TANYA SCHUR, MA- is very honored to be a trainer for White Bison Inc. She is a Blackfeet-Metis mother of two and has been in long term recovery for 22 years. She lives a traditional lifestyle under the guidance of Blackfoot and Cree Elders and participates in ceremonies in both Canada and the USA. She is a CCAR certified Recovery Coach Practitioner, certified Rhythms2Recovery Facilitator, and HealthRHYTHMS ™ Drum circle facilitator. She holds an MA in Leadership Studies from the Royal Roads University, Victoria. Tanya has been working casual as a Mental Health Support Worker at the Red Deer Recovery Centre.

Brennan Ireland, Bear Clan from Oneida Nation of the Thames, Ontario, Canada.

Brennan received and learned the Huadasunee way of life through his Grandfather, which he passes on to his six children, family, and community. Brennan is the Intensive Case Manager at De Dwa Da Dehs nye s, (We care for those among us) Brantford/Hamilton and Niagara Region of Ontario. Brennan is a certified Canadian Addictions Counsellor, GAIN Q3 Assessment and volunteer Oneida Fire and Rescue NFPA certified 1 & 2

Brennan has over 25 years of continued sobriety and uses the Wellbriety Programs-Mending Broken Hearts, Medicine Wheel 12 step, Son’s Of Tradition, Fathers Of Tradition, Celebrating Families of Wellbriety, and Understanding the Purpose of Life to continue healing and support other’s with their healing.

Winona Stevens, member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin.

Winona has been the Program Manager for the Dept. of Correction’s Native American Religious Program since 2013. She is responsible for religious services across 21 Native American Circles across Washington State.

Winona received her Master’s Degree in Social Work at the University of Washington. In addition to facilitating the Department of Corrections’ Native circles activities, she has held many positions including Adjunct Professor at Northwest Indian College, New Directions Anger Management Group Facilitator, White Bison Recovery Coach for Intergenerational Trauma and the 12 Step Medicine Wheel Program for Men and Women. Mrs. Stevens directed efforts in working closely with tribal communities and currently serves on a number of boards including Huy, Council for First Inhabitants Rights and Equality, and the University of Washington’s Native American Advisory Board. Her commitment to serving the Native American population impacted by incarceration led her to recently launch HEAL for Reentry (Helping Enhance Aboriginal Lives) – a nonprofit committed to assisting tribal people upon release from prison.

Albert G. Titman, Nisenon/ Miwok/ Maidu/ Pit River/Mexica

Albert is the lead addictions counselor at the Shingle Springes Band of Miwok Indians. He is a Registered Addiction Specialist through the Breining Institute of CA and a State Board Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor CADC II. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Native Dads Network. He also provides alcohol/drug abuse assessments, diagnosis, and treatment to individuals, couples, families, and groups to achieve more satisfying and productive marriage, family, and social adjustment.

He enjoys Miwok traditional ceremonial singing and dancing and cooking for his family. Albert provides culturally sensitive services and is blessed with the opportunity to incorporate Native American wellness modalities in his work. He is currently a trainer for White Bison’s Wellbriety Training Institute, and has over 12 years of experience in implementing the Medicine Wheel & 12 Steps program in his community.

Larry Heredia, Ojibway Nation

For the last 20 years, he has worked and served families in the Juvenile Dependency Court system as a senior social worker providing case management services. He also worked in the medical field as a clinical social worker for dialysis patients and as a mental health clinician for County Probation programs. He continues to work as a social worker consultant for home health patients discharged from the hospital. Currently, he is a Supportive Social Manager for the Fresno American Indian Health Project in Fresno. The urban program services the Native American tribes of Fresno County and mountain areas with wrap-around services and provides intervention and prevention for families at risk of homeliness.

Larry graduated from California State University Fresno with his Master’s in Social Work in 2006, specializing in Child Welfare, and is working towards a Licensure in Clinical Social Work. He also graduated with a second Master’s in Kinesiology in 2023, intending to achieve his Mental Performance Consultant Certification through the Association of Applied Sport Psychology. He aims to increase Native American athletes’ mental skills by implementing science-based mental performance programs to be successful in sports and transfer to their lives.   

He has participated in powwowing and ceremonial singing with his family drum Spirit Ground Singers for over 30 years. He is a current singer of the National Wellbriety Drum, a group for White Bison.        

Blaine Wood (Woody), Cherokee Nation

Blaine Wood (Woody) born in 1961 is a registered citizen with the Western Band of the Cherokee Nation and was raised in the culture of his Grandfather at a young age, who after drifting away from his culture for many years found a new way of living through the Through the very 1st circle of the Medicine Wheel and twelve steps of White Bison’s Wellbriety Movement in 1992.

By 2003 Woody had achieved the 1st Master Firestarter Certification, from White Bison, Woody also holds a Master Training of Trainers certificate, and has studied Cultural competency, Group growth, adult learning, and healing from Historical/Generational Trauma.

Since 1989 Woody has dedicated his life to being of service to the Recovery community in Indian country and the general recovering population, as a recovering person himself for the past 35 years, he has great empathy for the struggle of addiction and those Healers who are dedicated to the solution.

Jacqueline “Jacque” Lucero

Jacqueline “Jacque” Lucero originates from Leadville, Colorado with an elevation of 10,152 ft being considered the Top of the World to locals. Her ancestral roots are grounded deep into the San Luis Valley in Colorado and northern New Mexico. Returning from the Midwest in 2010, she calls the Denver metro area home and began her recovery journey and walk on the Red Road. She is of Native American and Spaniard decent possessing an appreciation for both cultures. She has lived experience in recovery from substances and is a Certified Peer and Family Specialist in the state of Colorado.

Jacque pursues her connection to recovery through Native American ceremonies, being a student of the language, and carrying the message of recovery with compassion and verve. Working as a CPFS she appreciates the value of justice, equity, diversity and inclusion for individuals and groups of minorities and disparity. She believes that everyone has the opportunity to recover, reconnect, and revitalize their mind, body and spirit. Utilizing the talking circle and Wellbriety curriculum, she has provided safe and brave spaces for individuals seeking recovery other than conventional fellowships. She is a facilitator trainer for White Bison, Inc and continues to work one on one with individuals and groups in her community providing recovery support services giving away what was so freely given to her: HOPE.

Steve Sawyer

Steve is a White Bison Mending Broken Hearts trainer from Oregon. He has walked the sobriety road for 33 years and has been a dually licensed therapist/addictions counselor for 20 plus years. His Chanku Luta (Red Road) way of life is under the guidance of his elders from the Oglala Lakota Nation in Pine Ridge. His commitment to the people is fueled by his passion of addressing the connected ties of historical trauma, developmental trauma and addiction seeking to empower healing for the next generation.

Steve’s daily work as an international speaker, trainer and consultant focuses on the addressing of trauma as a rooted variable contributing to all forms of addiction. His mentors have included neuroscientist, geneticist, and recognized elders from the trauma treatment field leading to his teachings that bridge modern science findings and old traditional knowledge. Steve has many years of experience building treatment programs and developing treatment curriculums. He is currently the Co-founder of the Developmental Trauma Training Institute and founder of HopeShot.net. Steve is deeply honored to be an active Wellbriety member and a trainer of Mending Broken Heart’s for White Bison Inc.

Abraham Sanchez is a proud member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Southern Arizona in Tucson, AZ. He is a father of five daughters and one son and father figure to many others, also several grandchildren. As a family man his commitment is grounded in honoring his late mother and as a ceremonial man honoring his culture.

Abraham finds peace in the acts of reciprocity which drives him to be an effective BHT/ recovery coach. He has been on his Red Road journey of sobriety for several years and feels his commitment to his community comes full circle through his sobriety journey and experience.

He is the co-founder of Red Road to the Eagles Nest Youth and Wellbriety 4 day Campout, where they provide healing opportunities with multi cultural indigenous teachings, indigenous youth empowerment, and Wellbriety teachings. He has also worked as a family and community liaison/advocate for Pascua Yaqui children’s social services to create a healing forest through community talking circles, facilitating Wellbriety Celebrating Families groups, activities and cultural teachings.

As a natural organizer he is committed to talking circles and teaching the Medicine wheel and 12 step teachings from his tribal community to outside the reservation. He has developed relationships with several treatment facilities in the Tucson area that he visits regularly continuing his service to his community and advocating for the youth. Balancing ceremonial life, community commitments, family life and self reflection through his art and spending time in nature is what keeps him going strong.

White Bison was founded in 1988 with a mission to bring 100 communities into healing by 2010. Originally, White Bison set out to help young people, but as it progressed, we discovered that we had to focus on individual healing first. We began to develop culturally-based programs for recovery and treatment of alcohol and substance use, and began working in Indigenous communities all over Turtle Island. As the need for these programs grew, a movement was born, and it became The Wellbriety Movement. Wellbriety means to live a sober life that is balanced emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually. White Bison’s Mission today is creating and sustaining a grassroots Wellbriety Movement that provides culturally based healing to the next seven generations of Indigenous People.

The Wellbriety Movement has always been guided by a Council of Elders. As The Wellbriety Movement began to take hold, the Elders instructed us that the Movement must have a heartbeat to give it life.

In 2006, we designated the very first official National Wellbriety Drum, which was the Eagle Spirit Drum from Minnesota. The National Wellbriety Drum was to be present at all of our national gatherings in order to be the heartbeat of the Wellbriety Movement and provide the medicine of songs to our people to help them heal. The Eagle Spirit Drum fulfilled their 4-year commitment and helped provide some much needed healing to those that joined us at our gatherings.

In 2012, White Bison and The Wellbriety Movement was able to designate a new Wellbriety Drum. The National Wellbriety Drum is now comprised of a group of stellar guys that are located all over the country. They came from different drums with a wealth of experience in singing to form The Wellbriety Drum. We would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our Wellbriety Singers.The National Wellbriety Drum will continue to be present at our national gatherings. We wanted to thank each and every one of these guys for the service they are providing to the People and to The Wellbriety Movement. White Bison is grateful for you all! Here is what each one had to say about themselves

 Evaristo Antunez, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

My name is Evaristo Antunez, and my Indian name is Čiik Č̣iik T’la (The Screamer). I am an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs with Warm Springs, Wasco, Umatilla, and Hispanic heritage. I was raised by my grandmother, the late Mary Ann Meanus-Winishut, who taught me the importance of our culture, traditions, and way of life.

I have been a man in recovery since January 2, 2020, and I am a proud sober father to my children. I am honored to serve as a Drum Carrier for the National Wellbriety Drum and to be part of the Wellbriety Movement.

I was raised in the traditions of the Columbia Basin tribes, including the Wašut, Wask’lit, Medicine Society, and Powwow ways. Today, I work as a Recovery Mentor and Cultural Coordinator for a culturally based treatment center. I help men in recovery reconnect with their families, their culture, and, most importantly, themselves. It is an honor to provide support, guidance, and hope as we walk the Red Road together

Ferg Grayman, Shivwits Band of Paiutes

My name is Ferg Grayman, and I am a proud member of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes from Shivwits, Utah. Throughout my life, both within and beyond institutional settings, I have remained committed to personal growth, healing, and recovery.

Today, I have confidence in myself and in a Higher Power that guides me each day. I currently serve as the Wildlife Director for the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, and I am grateful for the opportunity to serve recovery communities in whatever way I can.

As a member of the National Wellbriety Drum, I believe that together we are stronger, and together we are never alone

Isaiah Holliday, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

My name is Isaiah Holliday, and I am an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon. I am honored to be a member of the National Wellbriety Drum, representing White Bison, Inc.

I work as a Security Guard, and in my free time I enjoy fishing, traveling to powwows and round dances, and, most importantly, spending time with my son, family, and friends.

I am grateful for the opportunity to serve White Bison and Red Road communities through song, prayer, and fellowship.

“One song at a time. One prayer at a time.” — Isaiah H