Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior

Chippewa

Objectives

Introduction to

Fond du Lac Reservation

FDL and TIPCAP

Coalition

Funding sources

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

Youth Traffic Safety Education

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