Behavioral Health Department

Tentative Agenda:

H.E.R.O. Expo 2022 

1^st Annual He Sapa Encouraging Resiliency in our Oyate 

FREE Youth and Community Expo! 

June 22 – 24, 2022 

The Monument, Rapid City, South Dakota 

Day 1: June 22^nd, 2022 

7:00 am – 8:00 am: Registration/Breakfast Rushmore Hall 1 

8:00 am – 5:00 pm: Asnikiya Room (Room of Rest) – Open Throughout the Expo

Childcare room – Open throughout the Expo

8:00 am: Opening Prayer by Chris Eagle Hawk 

Welcome by Trivia Afraid of Lighting-Craddock, CWOY Program Manager & Jerilyn Church, CEO of Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board

9:00 am Keynote Speakers:  John Witherspoon & Mylo Smith

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch Rushmore Hall 1 

Guest Speaker:  Miss Denver March Powwow Tessa Abby 

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Start of Breakout Sessions: 

• Question, Persuade, and Refer Training (Q.P.R.) – Annie Lloyd 

• Community Emergency Response for Teens (CERT for Teens) – EOC  

• Opioid Overdose Prevention and Naloxone Administration – Larry Archambeau 

• Working with Youth – CWOY Staff 

• Music as Medicine – ALLSZN Fam 

• Pte Oyate Concepts (Suicide awareness) – Chris Eagle Hawk  

• The Two-Spirit Identity; How to reclaim your LGBTQ+ identity as an Indigenous Person in the face of Colonization – April Matson 

• Art Project – Steven Paul Judd 

• Self-Defense – Dow Souksavath 

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm: BREAK 

3:15 pm – 5:00 pm: Continuation of Breakout Sessions: 

• Question, Persuade, Refer (Q.P.R.) – Annie Lloyd 

• Finding Your Voice Through Creative Writing – Clementine Bordeaux 

• Art Project – Steven Paul Judd 

• Defend Our Children – John Witherspoon 

• The Missing Youth and Runaway Scene through the eyes of RCPD – Eric Dwyer 

• How To Be A Hero: Destigmatizing Mental Health – Tosa Two Heart 

• How Do We Make Music With Intention? – Talon D. Bazile 

• Building Healthier Family Dynamics – Mylo Smith 

5:00 pm: Closing activities for Day 1 

Day 2: June 23, 2022 

8:00 am – 9:00 am: Registration/Breakfast Rushmore Hall 1 

8:00 am: Opening prayer for Day 2 by Chris Eagle Hawk 

Welcome Back by Jr. Miss Oglala Lakota Nation Shawntay Iron Horse 

Encouraging Words from Trivia Afraid of Lighting-Craddock & Mylo Smith 

9:00 am – 11:30 am: Interactive Ice Breakers Rushmore Hall 1 

11:30 am – 1:00 pm: Lunch Rushmore Hall 1 

Guest Speaker Miss Cheyenne River Ahanni Knight 

Contemporary Native HERO Cosplay Contest: dress as your favorite Native American hero. Participants can dress as their favorite Native American person, a film/comic character, or a celebrity.  

Cosplay Contest Rules: 

• Contemporary: portrayal of characters, real-life individuals or celebrities. Be as creative and respectful as possible. 
• Only positive portrayals of Native Americans. No stereotypes or negative portrayals of anyone. 
• Youth category: ages up to 17. 
• Adult category: 18 and over.  

1:00 pm – 3:00 pm: Day 2 Breakout Sessions 

• Question, Persuade, Refer (Q.P.R.) – Annie Lloyd 

• Working with Youth – CWOY Staff 

• Music is Medicine – ALLSZN Fam 

• Art Project – Steven Paul Judd 

• Pregnancy and Mental Health – Kahomy Souksavath-Weston & Amanda Youngers 

• Becoming a Youth Ambassador for MMIW – Lily Mendoza – Featuring Laurn Schad  

• Pte Oyate Concepts (Suicide Awareness) – Chris Eagle Hawk 

• Singing Calls Your Spirit Back – Tianna Spotted Thunder 

• Self–Defense – Dow Souksavath 

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Continuation of Breakout Sessions 

• Question, Persuade, Refer (Q.P.R.) – Annie Lloyd

• How Do We Make Music With Intention? – Talon D. Bazile 

• Building Healthier Family Dynamics – Mylo Smith 

• Art Project With Steven Paul Judd 

• Finding Your Voice Through Creative Writing – Clementine Bordeaux 

• Singing Calls Your Spirit Back – Tianna Spotted Thunder 

• Defend Our Children – John Witherspoon 

• How To Be A Hero: Destigmatizing Mental Health – Tosa Two Heart 

7:00 pm – 11:00 pm: “Healing Through Dance” Community Wacipi Barnett Fieldhouse 

• 7:00 pm: Grand Entry 
• 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm: Introduction of flags, royalty 
• Intertribal Dancing and Singing 
• Tiny Tots 
• 10:30 pm: Retreat/End Wacipi 

Day 3: June 24, 2022 

9:00 am: Breakfast Rushmore Hall 1 

Opening Prayer by Chris Eagle Hawk 

Encouraging Words: 

Mylo Smith 

10:00am-11:00am: Self-defense demonstration – Dow Souksavath  

11:00am-12:00pm: Open Community discussion forum 

Door Prizes 

Closing Wopila by CWOY Navigators  

Closing Prayer and Azilya 

6:00 pm: Evening Concert Theatre 

Master of Ceremonies Mylo Smith 

ALLSZN Fam 

Liv the Artist 

Tiana Spotted Thunder 

Talon D. Bazile