Publications

Thomas, L. R., Donovan, D. M., and Sigo, R. L. W. (in press). Identifying Community Needs
and Resources in a Native Community: A Research Partnership in the Pacific Northwest. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

Thomas, L. R., Donovan, D. M., Sigo, R., Austin, L., & Marlatt, G. A. (in press). The community pulling together: a tribal community-university partnership project to reduce substance abuse and promote good health in a reservation tribal community. Journal of Ethnicity and Substance Abuse.

Conference & Meeting Presentations

Donovan, D.M., Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R. LW., & Price, L. Healing of the Canoe: Community Pulling Together - Charting a life course guided by Tribal tradition, culture and values. Presented at a National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Grantees Meeting held in conjunction with the NIH Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities, Washington, D.C., December 15, 2008.

Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R.LW., Donovan, D.M., Austin, L.M., Lincoln, G., Jackson, L.,  & Lonczak, H.S. Community Pulling Together: Promoting cultural identity and preventing substance abuse in a Tribal community. Presented as part of a symposium, American Indian and Alaska Native Health Issues from North to South.  American Public Health Association Conference, San Diego, CA, October 27, 2008

Thomas, L.R., Donovan, D.M.  Community/Tribally Based Participatory Research:  Developing trust in  research partnerships to understand Native pathways to sobriety.  Native Health Research Conference, Portland, August 27, 2008.

Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R.L.W., Donovan, D.M., Lincoln, G., Austin, L., Jackson, L.,  Lonczak, H., and the Suquamish Tribe.  Preventing youth substance abuse and promoting cultural identity: A collaborative project between a Tribal community and a research institution.  Poster presented at the 116th Annual American Psychological Association Convention, Boston, August  2008.

Thomas, L.R., Donovan, D.M.  Lessons learned: A culturally-grounded CBPR program in a Tribal community.  American Psychological Association Annual Convention,  Boston, August 15,  2008.

Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R.LW., Donovan, D.M., Lincoln, G., Griffeth, C.T., Jackson, L., Lonczak, H.S., Austin, L.M., & Marlatt, G.A. A community-based, culturally grounded public health approach to health promotion and substance abuse prevention in a tribal community. American Public Health Association, Washington, D.C., November 2007

Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R., Santos, B., Lincoln, G., Donovan, D.M., & the Suquamish Tribe. Tribal Healing Through Indigenous Focused Community-Based Participatory Research Practices. 3rd Biennial Meeting of the International Network of Indigenous Health and Knowledge Development, Rotorua, Aotearoa, New Zealand, October 2007.

Austin, L.M., & Thomas, L.R. Measuring the quality of collaborative research partnerships: Healing of the Canoe. Presented as part of a symposium, Reducing Health Disparities in a Native Community: Healing of the Canoe. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, August 19, 2007.

Lonczak, H.S, Griffeth, C.T., & Donovan, D.M. Instrument development processes and preliminary findings from a CBPR study within a Native community. Presented as part of a symposium, Reducing Health Disparities in a Native Community: Healing of the Canoe. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, August 19, 2007.

Sigo, R.LW., Lincoln, G., & Marlatt, G.A. Life’s Journey: A tribal adaptation of a life skills intervention for Native Youth. Presented as part of a symposium, Reducing Health Disparities in a Native Community: Healing of the Canoe. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, August 19, 2007. 

Donovan, D.M., Griffeth, C.T., & Jackson-Nickel, L. Issues of concern to a Pacific Northwest reservation community. Presented as part of a symposium, Reducing Health Disparities in a Native Community: Healing of the Canoe. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, August 19, 2007.

Thomas, L.R. & Sigo, R.LW. (chairs). Symposium title: Reducing Health Disparities in a Native Community: Healing of the Canoe. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, August 19, 2007.

Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R.LW., Griffeth, C.T., Jackson-Nickel, L., Donovan, D., Austin, L., & Lonczak, H. The Community Pulling Together: Preventing youth substance abuse and promoting cultural identity and belonging using community based participatory research methodology. National Congress of American Indians’ Policy Research Center Tribal Leader/Scholar Research Forum, Anchorage, Alaska, June 12, 2007.

Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R.LW., Donovan, D.M., Lincoln, G., & Austin, L. Healing of the Canoe: The community pulling together to prevent youth substance abuse and promote cultural identity and belonging. Indian Health Service and Native Research Network 19th Annual Indian Health Research Conference: Multiple Perspectives on AI/AN Research Policy, Phoenix, AZ, June 6, 2007.

Thomas, L.R. Respecting the science and practice of American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Presented as part of a symposium, Needs of American Indian/Alaskan Native Treatment Programs: How Evidence-Based Practices and Research Fit into the Community. 6th NIDA Blending Conference, “Blending Addiction Science & Practice: Bridges to the Future.” Seattle, October 17, 2006.

Donovan, D.M., Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R.LW, Griffeth, C.T., & the Suquamish Tribe. The Healing of the Canoe: The community pulling together. Presented as part of a symposium, Strategies for Successful Collaborative Research and Interventions with Native Communities. American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA, August 11, 2006.

Thomas, L.R. (chair), Donovan, D.M., Gray, N., Wolf, D., Mohatt, G., & Gonzalez, J. (2006). Symposium Title: Strategies for Successful Collaborative Research and Interventions with Native Communities. American Psychological Association Annual Convention, New Orleans, August 11, 2006.

Donovan, D.M., Sigo, R. LW, Thomas, L.R., Griffeth, C.T., Marlatt, G.A., & the Suquamish Tribe. The Community Pulling Together: A Tribal Community-University Partnership Project to Reduce Substance Abuse and Promote Good Health in a Reservation Tribal Community. Presented at the Culturally Based Substance Abuse Treatment for American Indians/Alaska Natives and Latinos Conference, April 18, 2006, Tucson, Arizona. 

Thomas, L.R., Donovan, D.M., Sigo, R. LW, Griffeth, C.T., & the Suquamish Tribe. Healing of the Canoe: The Community Pulling Together. Poster presented at the Culturally Based Substance Abuse Treatment for American Indians/Alaska Natives and Latinos Conference, April 17, 2006, Tucson, Arizona.

Thomas, L.R., Sigo, R., & Griffeth, C.T. Healing of the Canoe Project. Presented at meeting of the American Indian Health Commission for Washington State, February 3, 2006, Puyallup, WA.

Thomas, L.R. The Healing of the Canoe: The Community Pulling Together. Presented at meeting of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services Indian Policy Advisory Committee, January 12, 2006, Olympia, WA.

 Suquamish Community Presentations

To date, there have been five presentations to the Suquamish Tribal community about the Healing of the Canoe Project and its progress.

Additional presentations have been made to other Suquamish groups including Elders, Youth Council, Tribal Council and the Cultural Co-op.

Port Gamble S'Klallam Community Presentations

On January 22, 2008 the Healing of the Canoe project made an initial presentation to the Port Gamble S'Klallam community.  The kick-off event included dinner, information about the project, and presentations by the tribal youth song and dance group.  Chenoa Egowa and Alex Turtle also presented songs as part of the evening..