Rocky Boy Health Center Prevention Department Pre-apprentice Workers

The Rocky Boy Health Center Prevention Department was assigned Pre-apprentice interns who have been getting training for the last 2 weeks and are now working in the department. They are:  Dream, Randal, Taleeson, Anthony, Lanaya, Ryan, Ailani, and Bryan.  The Pre-apprentice workers shared how the day was and what it was like since they started working.

Transcript

SPEAKER_00 0:01

Welcome to the voices of our community where tradition meets healing and stories become strength. This is the Prevention Department podcast coming to you from the heart of our tribal community. Here we honor where we come from while building a healthier path forward through conversation, culture, and connection. We share knowledge that empowers our people, mind, body, and spirit. From youth voices to elder wisdom, from recovery journeys to prevention strategies, this space is dedicated to uplifting one another and protecting the well-being of future generations. Join us as we talk about the real issues, celebrate resilience, and carry forward the teachings that keep our community strong. Because prevention starts with awareness, grows with connection, and lives in each of us. This is more than a podcast, it's a circle, and you are welcome here.

SPEAKER_02 0:56

This is the Rocky Boy Health Center Prevention Department podcast with a few pre-apprentip students. I'm Dream So Happy. I'm Randy.

SPEAKER_03 1:04

I'm Anthony Smok. I'm Taleson.

SPEAKER_02 1:08

And we're gonna be talking about our experience working with the pre-apprentianship program. Today we started our first days with our placements, and well, we're placed with prevention.

SPEAKER_01 1:21

We went up to the mountains today, and we saw a lot of cool things. We went by the reservoir and we went down to the ski resort and saw the cabins there and all that stuff.

SPEAKER_03 1:38

When we went to the mountains, we seen a lot of definitely a lot of nature. While we were up at East Fork, we seen a bald eagle and talked about our plans on what we could do to benefit the reservation. We picked sweetgrass.

SPEAKER_02 2:04

There was a couple sweet grass picking spots. We didn't get to pick out all of them, but we got to pick out one and then we saw like another one. It started raining on us when we were by the ski bowl.

SPEAKER_01 2:20

Yeah, when we got back, uh Jay he took us to a council room and started teaching us some Korea and Chip Law. We learned all about it and planned what we're gonna do for the rest of the pre-apprentice program and stuff.

SPEAKER_03 2:39

We had a lot of plans for the pre-apprenticeship program, like hiking up Baldi, canoeing, and we are still taking in ideas on what we could do while we're here. Go to Great Falls and have her.

SPEAKER_02 2:56

What are we going for?

SPEAKER_03 2:58

Museums? Yeah.

SPEAKER_02 3:01

Charles M. Russell AMR. Um the first two weeks we were weaking working over at the Mio Center. Um last week we did that good road of life um training with Clayton Small. It was pretty nice. Got to meet, um got to meet some new people, got to socialize, learn a lot of new stuff.

SPEAKER_03 3:29

My name is Anthony Small. And we're all gonna introduce ourselves. Introduce yourself. My name's Taleson.

SPEAKER_02 3:39

My name's Dream So Happy. My name's Randy.

SPEAKER_03 3:43

And today we're gonna talk about what we did at work and our experiences.

SPEAKER_02 3:50

We'll start us off, kind sir.

SPEAKER_03 3:54

So today we finally started at our workplaces and we traveled. Um wait, Tleason, you start us off. We went to the mountains.

SPEAKER_02 4:12

When we were in the mountains, we went to um what's it called? Ski bull. East Fork, East Fork, the ski bowl. We went and picked sweetgrass. We saw a bald eagle.

SPEAKER_01 4:24

We all picked sweetgrass for like the first time. Then we braided it and everything.

SPEAKER_02 4:29

Learned a lot of Cree, a little bit of Chippewa today. And this is going into our third week of work. So we finally started at our placements. We're working over in prevention. Um, we were at the Mayo Center for like the first two weeks. Last week we did a training, Good Road of Life, with Mr. Small. I don't even remember his first name.

SPEAKER_03 4:52

Doctor or Clayton Small.

SPEAKER_02 4:54

Yeah, Clayton Small.

SPEAKER_03 4:55

In the Good Road of Life, we all did a lot of socializing. We played a lot of games. It was pretty fun. I feel like the best part about the Good Road of Life uh was just being able to socialize with other people.

SPEAKER_02 5:09

There was lots of socializing. Um Mr. Clayton Small gave me an Oscar. We got to act, got to socialize. Um the first week we had two women with us. Shaylene and Loria, I think their names were, but they came in and they talked to us and shared some of their own life experiences and then in the good road to life training. Um we learned a lot, and over the last couple weeks I got to socialize, learn a lot, meet a lot of new people. It's been a good experience so far. Are you gonna join us? Are you gonna comment on anything? Ivan.

SPEAKER_01 5:50

What about Ivan?