Native American Tobacco Coalition of Montana

Native American Tobacco

Coalition of Montana

The Native American Tobacco Coalition of Montana is a network of diverse cultures united and committed to preserve, teach and practice the respect for ceremonial, spiritual and cultural use of traditional tobacco.  We promote voice, vision and values of the responsible use of sacred, ceremonial tobacco to ensure family and community health. 

VALUES

The Values that guide our work are prayer, interdependence, humor, generosity, traditions, caring, acknowledging ancestors, respecting ourselves, each other, our environment and all our relations.

Additionally, we work from the perspective of self-discipline, respect, insight, integrity, humilty, strength and flexibilty with the goal of creating holistic health for Indian families and communities.

We carry on the traditions of bravery, resilience, purity, clarity, honesty, committment, unity and our cultural knowledge.  We are focused and able.  We have stamina and embody these values in our relationships as well as our work.  We honor our elders and are mindful of the generations to come.

GOALS

1.  To advocate our mission and values to the larger tobacco movement.
2.  To promote Native American community health.
3. To be a stronger, united voice at all levels (State, National)
4. To support culturally relevant activities.
5. To promote voice, vision and values of responsible use of sacred and ceremonial tobacco in our communities.
6. To develop resources to empower our communities to arrest addiction to tobacco for profit products.

May 2, 2008

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