Kickapoo Tribe of Okahoma
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Tribal Youth Program
  • After-School Program
  • Leadership Program
  • Kickapoo Unity Youth Council
  • Summer Camp
    • Promotes and Preserves a Traditional, Healthy, and Strong Community.
    Mission Statement:
    The Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma TYP (Tribal Youth Program) mission is to nurture the aspiration of Native Youth to be leaders of TODAY. We believe our young natives provided with the opportunity will exceed expectation. With this advantage, youth will bring positive changes in their lives and in their community.
    Vision Statement:
    Our youth TODAY will create a positive quality of life within the Kickapoo Tribal Community, for themselves and be positive influences on younger generations.
    Goal:
  • Reduce, control, and prevent crime & delinquency by high-risk youth.
  • Increase number of high school graduates.
  • Provide a positive environment for youth to develop greater self esteem.
    • The Tribal Youth Program’s goal is to introduce topics to youth that are not addressed in the school setting and help youth become well-rounded, responsible individuals who will less likely engage in delinquent behavior.
    After-School Program
  • The after-school program offers FREE tutoring for Native American Youth attending the jr. high and high schools.
  • The tutoring is held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 3:00pm to 5:00pm.
  • This program is currently being offered at the Education Center Building #19 next to the Fitness Center.
  • The McLoud Public School Bus # 14 provides transportation to the tutoring site.
  • Parents are required to pick-up their students by 5:00pm after tutoring.
    • Leadership Program
    The TYP leadership program will partner up with the Tribe’s Behavioral Health, Diabetes Department, Indian Child Welfare, McLoud Library, and other resources to offer ongoing workshops/sessions for youth.
    TYP’s focus:
    This program will focus on:
  • Family communication and strengthening
  • Impact of drugs and alcohol
  • Gangs
  • Anger Management
  • Peer Pressure
  • Refusal Skills
  • Domestic Violence
  • Coping Skills
  • Cultural Identity
  • Leadership
  • Education
    • The youth can be referred by parent; health program, juvenile services, and tribal court.
    Kickapoo Unity Youth Council
    KTO UNITY Youth Council The Kickapoo UNITY Council: is an affiliated youth council that is a part of over 200 diverse American Indian Youth Councils across the United States. The KTO Youth Council is a very active group in its community. The youth have participated and volunteered in many tribal/community activities. As members of the youth council, the youth have developed greater self-esteem, communication skills, and leadership skills. Since the KTO UNITY Council formed in 2005, it has attended the Annual National UNITY Conference every summer. The Conference has allowed youth to share cultural values, be a part of team-building exercises, identify concerns & issues in the community, and participate in area caucuses which allowed them to learn to conduct meetings in a professional manner.
    NATIONAL UNITY CONFERENCE ATTENDED:
  • 2006—Buffalo, NY
  • 2007—Oklahoma City, OK
  • 2008—Reno, NV
  • 2009—Albuquerque, NM
  • 2010—San Diego, CA
  • 2011—Minneapolis, MN
    • U.N.I.T.Y.’s (United National Indian Tribal Youth) MISSION is to foster the spiritual, mental, physical, and social development of American Indian and Alaska Native Youth and to help build a strong, unified, and self-reliant Native America through greater youth involvement. This mission is based on the belief that the most effective way to bring about lasting and positive change within Native America is to strengthen the capacity of tribal, village, and urban Native youth (ages 13-24). Youth represent our greatest resource. Tribes, villages, communities, and our nation will benefit from confident, engaging youth. KTO UNITY Youth may be contacted @ KTOUnity on facebook. http://www.facebook.com/
    Summer Camp (Kamp Inuki)
    TYP Summer Camp will give youth an opportunity to participate in a positive learning environment and to be educated by members of professional community. Topics will vary: life skills, cultural activities, social, financial, physical well-being, and access other tribal programs and outside resources to educate youth on topics not addressed in a traditional school setting.
  • 4-Day Summer Camp
  • Fun Field Trips
  • College & Vocational Education Tours
  • Career Building
  • Life Skills