Carrie Howell #120

Carrie Howell is Pawnee/Flandreau-Santee Sioux from Oklahoma. She has two daughters and four grandchildren. She graduated from Metro State College in Denver in the field of Human Services, with emphasis in addiction treatment. She has 20 years’ experience working as a substance abuse counselor with youth and adults, and 10 years as an interpreter for the deaf. She has managed a family dance troupe, Seven Falls Indian Dancers, for 30 years, which performs Native American social and exhibition dances.

Carrie was the Program Manager of the Nurturing Parenting® Program in Denver Indian Family Resource Center. During her time at Denver Indian Family Resource Center she began developing a culturally specificNurturing Parenting Program for Native Americans. She has been a Nurturing Parenting facilitator for 12 years, and a National Trainer/Consultant for 10 years. She is currently working as a Family Engagement Specialist with Denver Indian Family Resource Center.

Carrie is the current president of the Native American Women’s Association, and chairman of the Garden of Gods Rockledge Powwow.  She is the COO of the Denver American Indian Festival.

She has worked with the Native American community for 30 years.


 


Contact Info:

Carrie Howell #120

Denver, Colorado

(719) 314.9717

nativenpp@gmail.com