On May 22, at 1:00 pm (ET), Native Americans in Philanthropy is committed to centering Indigenous perspectives and solutions in this vital conversation. Join us this Mental Health Awareness Month as we hear from Dr. Autumn BlackDeer (Cheyenne) of the University of Denver, Monique Castro (Diné/Xicana) of Indigenous Circle of Wellness, and Psychologist Dr. Glenna Stumblingbear-Riddle (Kiowa). Each speaker brings a unique perspective and experience to this expansive field. We will also be joined by a member of Native Americans in Philanthropy’s Native Youth Grantmaker program, ensuring that the dialogue includes voices from the next generation.
About the Series:
Native Americans in Philanthropy welcomes you to engage in a gathering of nonprofits,
philanthropy, emerging leaders, and Indigenous communities for discussions and collaborative action for building philanthropy rooted in Indigenous traditions and values.
This session is available to the public as a highlight of our member benefits. For more information on NAP Memberships, please email Reyna Davila Day at rday@nativephilanthropy.org.
Our curated education sessions of virtual conversations, panels, and speakers represent the diversity of Indian Country and the experiences of Indigenous Peoples in what is now known as America. These sessions are designed for NAP members working in philanthropy and will focus on how philanthropy can operate differently to center Indigenous perspectives.
Through the development of these sessions, NAP is passing the mic to individuals, Tribes, and Indigenous-led nonprofits who are experts in their respective fields. This intentional platform will foster an informed membership that will lead the shifting of the philanthropic sector in deeper, more impactful ways that serve the people, communities, and causes they care about.
Activist and Assistant Professor, University of Denver
View BioPsychologist, Resilient Tribal Roots
View BioDr. Glenna P. Stumblingbear-Riddle (Khoiye-hayn-ee) is a citizen of the Kiowa Tribe and is a licensed health service psychologist. After serving as Director of Behavioral Health for a Tribal clinic for several years and after providing care for college students at a college counseling center, she started her private practice Resilient Tribal Roots, PLLC. She serves as a Senior Tribal Initiatives Consultant for the Suicide Prevention Resource Center and contracts with the Oklahoma Heart Hospital providing on-call crisis care. She is from Anadarko, Oklahoma, and lives with her husband, daughter, and their two dogs in OK.
Dr. Stumblingbear-Riddle obtained her doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology at Oklahoma State University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the Oklahoma Health Consortium. Dr. Stumblingbear-Riddle is a member of the Society of Indian Psychologists, Oklahoma Psychological Association (OPA), the First Americans Museum, and an alumni of Matriarch an Indigenous women’s and two-spirit organization that promotes community healing. During her doctoral training, she became a fellow in APA’s Minority Fellowship Program. On local and state levels, she has served on the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services board and the Oklahoma Southeastern Regional Child Death Review Board. In 2016, while serving as OPA’s Diversity Delegate she founded OPA’s Diversity Division and served as Chairperson for the Diversity Division. She is currently serving as President-Elect for the Oklahoma Psychological Association. On a national level, Dr. Stumblingbear-Riddle served on APA’s Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs. She has been honored and humbled by receiving local and national awards throughout her career.
Dr. Stumblingbear-Riddle is dedicated to reducing behavioral health disparities and promoting overall mental health and wellness in Indigenous and marginalized communities. With specific focus on reducing suicide and the negative impact of trauma through the use of evidence-based, community-led, cultural, and strength-based approaches. Her clinical and research interests include historical and intergenerational trauma and healing, missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirit people, diversity, social justice and advocacy, suicide prevention, strength-based approaches, integration of evidence-based practices with cultural practices, and lifespan issues.
On a personal note, she is also an artist, enjoys spending time with her family, weight lifting, jewelry making, music, art, traveling, learning and teaching the Kiowa language to her daughter, and living a life with passion and purpose. She also supports Indigenous fashion and models for Indigenous fashion designers during the Santa Fe Indian Market and in Oklahoma. She lives and models these Kiowa words, “Bay p’ay tday, Bay p’ay tday” - don’t give up, keep trying. She is grateful for what her education from Oklahoma State University has afforded her family. She looks forward to working collaboratively; creating community-led and youth-focused programs based on the needs of the community. This year she will focus on working with Tribes throughout the US on crisis intervention regarding the new 988 mental health crisis line.
President & CEO, Poston & Associates, LLC
View Bio“Steph” was born and raised on the Sandia Pueblo Indian Reservation. She worked for her Tribe for eleven years before launching Poston & Associates, a full-service communications firm.
Steph’s expertise includes strategic facilitation, capacity-building training, leadership development, strategic communication, and event planning. She has worked with numerous Tribes and Tribal entities in New Mexico and throughout Indian Country on public relations and marketing campaigns, sacred site protection, voter empowerment, water rights, Tribal policy development, economic development, education, and healthcare.
She is a co-founder of Native Women Lead and recent past Chairwoman of the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts which hosts Indian Market.
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