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Awakened Warrior
The purpose of the Awakened Warrior Program is to awaken the inner Warrior through life skills and total body wellness. We all hold within ourselves a Warrior that only needs to be empowered and reawakened to help us fight our daily challenges. The Awakened Warrior Program is a physical fitness, cultural awareness, and spiritually uplifting program that has been piloted with great results in the UMUT Detention Center. It has produced participant improvements in academic improvement, mental wellness, increased confidence, career growth, substance resistance, and improved quality of life. Surveying and engaging UMUT Tribal residents was a critical part of developing the UMUT CEDS Plan and 2022 updates. The survey provided direct opportunities for Tribal residents and stakeholders to provide input regarding the Tribe’s strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and challenges.
Tribal members agree that securing grant funding is one of UMUT’s strengths. For example, when asked what the tribe does well on a recent survey administered to members, one respondent commented “the Tribe has been successful in acquiring grants.” They go on to say “the tribe offers an educational program that has a great benefit for the individual.” Another member commented that “the Tribal enterprises (casino, farm and ranch, Weeminuche Construction, pottery, etc.) are in a great position to provide and generate assets for the tribe in areas of need. They need to re-generate alternative methods to market and sell products.” And lastly, a third member stated that “the tribe’s strength to the business approach is the preservation of culture,” something demonstrated throughout this narrative as key component to any UMUT venture.
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