Module 3
Belonging: Identify with Cultural Strengths
Day 1

Overview	Time
Purpose	Learning Objectives
Major Sections	Transparencies
Handouts	Prepared Newsprint

Overview

This module facilitates an opportunity for participants to identify specific attributes significant to the individual and Indian cultural value systems and how they can be both autonomous and interconnected to a whole.

Time

Approximately 2 hours

Purpose

To affirm (through lecture/small group discussion and interaction) how individual uniqueness is valued and is an essential part of diversity which can foster effective team building and healthy communities.

Learning Objectives

Participant will be able to:

Recognize the uniqueness of individual perceptions and how they apply to diversity.
Identify cultural strengths and resiliency factors that have supported the survival of Indian people.
Evaluate personal responses to a diversity activity.
Identify essential values for creating harmony and safe environments for Native communities in healing.

Major Sections

I.	Lecture/Exercise: Mini-Teach and Discussion: "Understanding Our Personal Perceptions: Facilitating the 3F's Exercise or Zea Film"	(15 minutes)
II.	Lecture: Discussion: "Perceptions and Prejudice within Native Communities"	(15 minutes)
III.	Exercise: Native Culture Walk	(60 minutes)
IV.	Closure: Return to full group	(30 minutes)

Transparencies

T-3.0:	Module 3 Purpose and Learning Objectives
T-3.1:	Definition of Culture
T-3.2:	Circle of Culture
T-3.3:	Self Actualization
T-3.4:	Definition of Discernment
T-3.5:	Definition of Prejudice
T-3.6:	Learning Wheel
T-3.7:	What I heard; What I learned Thoughts/Feelings

Handouts

HO-3.1:	Definition of Culture
HO-3.2:	Circle of Culture
HO-3.3:	Learning Wheel
HO-3.4:	What I heard/What I learned
HO-3.5:	"The Two Worlds I Live In"--Article

Prepared Newsprint

PN-3.1: Cultural/Ethnic/Gender Groups. For optional Mod. 3

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Module 3 Belonging: Identify with Cultural Strengths Day 1