Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior
Chippewa (Naagaajiwanaang) Anishinaabeg
People
Established by the
LaPointe Treaty of
1865
Approximately
4,044 enrollees
FDL Human Services Division The mission of the Fond du Lac Human Services Division is
to elevate the health and social well-being of Indian people
living in the service area through the provision of services,
research, education and employment opportunities
The Human Services Division was
established in 1974
10 Departments including Community
Health Services
Tribal injury prevention cooperative
agreement program (TIPCAP)
established in 1997 to address the disparity
in unintentional injury in AI/AN
communities.
Fond du Lac Reservation and
TIPCAP
Fond du Lac Reservation joined in 1998 as a
Pilot Site- UNC observation seat belt
surveys and Ride Safe Program.
2000- 2014 Part I funded program
2015-2020 Part II funding- focus on child
passenger safety
Driving 4 Safe Communities
Minnesota Department of Public Safety
funded coalition
Support the Towards Zero Deaths initiatives
Focus include
Seat belt use
Speed
Impaired
Distracted driving
2013 Fond du Lac Injury Prevention joined area partners to form
the Safe kids Northeast Minnesota coalition
Water safety/Life jackets
Pedestrian and bicycle
Fire and Poison
Sun and hydration
Child passenger safety
Cloquet Area Fire District
Monthly Car Seat
Clinics
Fire and Fall
prevention
Home Safety
Assessments
Use of facilities for
events
Shared resource for
out reach
Elder Fall Prevention
Bemidji Area IHS grant
reimplementation of elder fall
prevention class
Training
Program materials
Key Takeaways
Tribal leadership support for injury
prevention activities
Collaboration with outside agencies
Supplemental funding to support
programming
Tribal Resources & Partners
❖ State Department of Traffic Safety
❖ Safe Kids Worldwide
❖ Indian Health Service
❖ MN Towards Zero Death
❖ Tribal Early Childhood programs
❖ Head Start Programs
❖ Community Health Representatives
❖ BIA
❖ NHTA
❖ Tribal Police
❖ Tribal Attorneys
❖ Tribal Health Boards
❖ Tribal Health Programs: social services, behavioral health
❖ Neighboring Police Departments
❖ Fire and EMS Departments
❖ Human Services
❖ Public Health Nurses