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Native America Calling: Proximity and family outreach hold promise for tribal addiction treatment
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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Proximity and family outreach hold promise for tribal addiction treatment
Two new healing centers count on location, cultural practice, and family connections to break the destructive effects of substance abuse.

In Lodge Grass, Montana, organizers plan an integrated foster care facility to complement a campus designed to support families affected by addiction. The non-profit organization behind the Kaala’s Village Family Healing Center estimates that number reaches as high as 60 percent of residents in the small town on the Crow Reservation.

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The Pawnee Nation in Oklahoma is also expanding adult residential and outpatient services close to home. Additionally, the tribe is offering support for children whose lives are disrupted.

Tune into Native America Calling to hear about a promising focus on cultural treatment options, harm reduction, and strengthening families to break addiction’s generational cycles.

Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma utilizes NMTCs to construct new behavioral healthcare center

Baker Tilly US, along with its subsidiary Baker Tilly Capital, helped the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma secure and structure funding from multiple sources to build a behavioral health center. A critical step forward in expanding access to care and supporting long-term community wellness. 🎥 Watch how collaboration, creativity and commitment came together to make a lasting impact.

Posted by Baker Tilly US on Thursday, September 4, 2025
Baker Tilly US: Pawnee Nation Behavioral Health Center

Guests on Native America Calling
Mary Blackowl (Cheyenne and Arapaho, Pawnee, and Comanche), tribal opioid response prevention specialist for the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma

Karaya Fritzler (Apsáalooke, Aaniiih, and Lakota), certified behavioral health peer specialist for the Mountain Shadow Association in Montana

Megkian Doyle, executive director of the Mountain Shadow Association in Montana

Mike Ortiz, program coordinator for the Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma’s substance abuse program

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The Pawnee Nation Behavioral Health Facility in Pawnee, Oklahoma. Photo: Pawnee Nation

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