Here’s a list of organizations, support groups, treatment centers, and cultural programs focused on helping Native Americans achieve and maintain sobriety.
🌿 Culturally Focused Recovery Programs
- White Bison – Wellbriety Movement
- A Native-run sobriety program that integrates traditional teachings with recovery.
- Offers Wellbriety Circles, 12-step programs, and community support.
- 🔗 White Bison
- National Indian Health Board (NIHB) – Behavioral Health Support
- Works with tribal communities to provide mental health and substance use support.
- 🔗 NIHB
- One Sky Center
- National resource center for Native health, addiction, and mental wellness.
- 🔗 One Sky Center
- Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts
- Alternative court programs that integrate tribal culture into recovery for those in the legal system.
- 🔗 Wellness Courts
🤝 Sobriety Support Groups
- Native American 12-Step Meetings (Alcoholics Anonymous – AA & Narcotics Anonymous – NA)
- Mending Broken Hearts (White Bison Program)
- Focuses on healing historical trauma and addressing addiction within Indigenous communities.
- 🔗 Mending Broken Hearts
- Celebrate Recovery – Native American Focus
- A Christian-based recovery program with Indigenous adaptations.
- 🔗 Celebrate Recovery
- Al-Anon & Nar-Anon for Native Families
- Support groups for Native families of those struggling with addiction.
- 🔗 Al-Anon
🏥 Treatment & Rehab Centers
- Indian Health Service (IHS) – Substance Use Treatment
- Provides addiction recovery programs through tribal and urban clinics.
- 🔗 IHS
- Red Road Recovery Programs
- Uses Native spiritual traditions, ceremonies, and teachings to aid sobriety.
- 🔗 Red Road Approach
- Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations (Washington State)
- Residential treatment for Native youth struggling with addiction.
- 🔗 Healing Lodge
- Anishinaabe Bimaadiziwin Addiction Recovery Center (Minnesota)
- Native-led recovery center blending modern and traditional healing methods.
- 🔗 Anishinaabe Recovery
- Na’nizhoozhi Center, Inc. (New Mexico)
- Provides detox, inpatient, and outpatient treatment for Indigenous communities.
- 🔗 Na’nizhoozhi Center
- Crestview Recovery (Portland, Oregon)
- Provides mental health, detox, inpatient, and outpatient treatment for Indigenous communities.
- 🔗Crestview Recovery
- Northern Illinois Recovery Center
- Provides mental health, detox, inpatient, and outpatient treatment for Indigenous communities.
- 🔗Northern Illinois Recovery Center
🔥 Spiritual & Cultural Healing Approaches
- Sweat Lodge Ceremonies for Recovery
- Many Native communities offer sweat lodge ceremonies as part of healing and sobriety.
- Check with local tribes or Native wellness centers.
- Native American Church (NAC) – Sobriety Support
- Some chapters of NAC integrate spiritual practices into addiction recovery.
- 🔗 NAC Info
- Talking Circles & Elders’ Guidance
- Many tribal wellness programs offer traditional talking circles for addiction recovery.
- Check with tribal wellness offices or urban Indian centers.
💼 Employment & Life After Recovery
- First Nations Development Institute – Financial & Job Assistance
- Helps Native Americans rebuild their lives after addiction through job training and support.
- 🔗 First Nations
- Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation (TVR) Programs
- Supports Native individuals recovering from addiction in finding stable employment.
- 🔗 TVR Resources
- American Indian College Fund – Scholarships for Those in Recovery
- Helps Native individuals rebuild through education and career training.
- 🔗 College Fund
📢 Need Help Now?
- SAMHSA’s National Helpline (24/7, Free, Confidential)
📞 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
🔗 SAMHSA Help - Hope for Wellness Help Line (For Indigenous People in Crisis)
📞 1-855-242-3310
🔗 Hope for Wellness
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