Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc

“Making Life Better”

An Indian Owned CompanyLocated on

Spirit Lake NationFort Totten

North Dakota 58335

Making Life Better - Through Education

We offer training designed to meet your needs.

Our combination of on-site and on-line training allows us to put together a package to meet the unique demands of your school or program

Caring for Our People Training: Making life better

through education for school and agency staff

A series of four workshops offered on-site on reservations.

A website and CD-ROM with web pages full of information.

Extra resources including newsletters, entire books you can download for free, and Internet tours.

Caring for Our People Training offers four standard

workshops 1. INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY2. SPECIAL EDUCATION3. EARLY CHILDHOOD4. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

Need specialized training on Attention Deficit, Behavior Problems or other issues of particular concern to you? Contact us and we’ll design it.

Family Life & Disability

If you, or someone in your family, has a disability,

this website will help you from beginning to end. It was made for you by members of the

Spirit Lake Tribe, Three Affiliated Tribes and Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa.

Family Life & DisabilityMaking Life Better for Families

1. Disability Access2. Family Life & Disability3. Young Children & Disability4. Disability in the School Years5. Adulthood, Disability & Aging

Need a specific workshop on caring for elders, youth with behavior disorders or other special program? Contact us and we will work with you to design what fits your community.

Courageous Leadership“Making Life Better for Our Tribal Leaders”

Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc. offers an innovative approach to training managers, administrators and leaders for tribal communities that combines

1) knowledge of Native American history

2) psychological and business research , and

3) knowledge of technology and management.

Courageous Leadership .

The potential benefits to tribal communities are great. Uses for leadership training include: orientation or continuing education for members of the tribal council, school board, Board of Regents, Gaming Commission, and other elected or appointed offices, and, college courses for majors in business, tribal administration and related fields.

The Unique Position of Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc.

• As a consulting company based on the reservation, Spirit Lake Consulting, Inc. has unique insights.

• SLC has conducted extensive research on reservation organizations.

• Our years of experience make it possible for us to design training, write grants and provide evaluations to fit your school, program or agency.

Cost of Educational Services

• Disability Workshops (Caring For Our People & Disability Access) - $100 per person for a two-day workshop, a minimum of 15 people, up to 30 participants at no extra cost.

• Courageous Leadership - a four-hour workshop for tribal leaders, with free CD for each participant, free on-line support services and free email follow-up. Offered as a service to communities for travel expenses and a $250 honorarium.

• On-line courses - can be custom-designed in the areas of Developmental Psychology, Special Education, Behavior Disorders, Early Childhood Special Needs and Statistics.

Special rates offered to tribal colleges only: CEU costs $50 per student per unit. College credit courses $90 per credit hour.

Other Services We also offer grant writing and evaluation services:

Grants are tailored to the needs of your program and your community. Both our grants and evaluations are a process where we work together with the client to create and support a funded project that fits the community vision of a better life.

Hourly rate for evaluation and grant-writing is fifty-five ($55) dollar per hour, plus expenses.

About us: We stand out

We’re a technical services company on an Indian reservation, run by two professionals with doctorates.

Our rates are low for a company with our success in gaining funding because we sincerely believe in making life better. Holding our rates low allows us to choose to work with organizations that have the same vision. If you are one of them, please contact us. We’d love to hear from you.

For More Information Contact

Corporate Headquarters

Dr. Erich LongieP.O. Box 663314 Circle Dr.Fort Totten, ND 58335(701) 351-2175 Fax (800) 905-2571

California Office

Dr Annmaria De Mars2111 7th St. #8Santa Monica, CA

90405(310) 717-9089 Fax (310) 496-2068