Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association, Incorporated
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Copyright © 2010 Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association, Inc.
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Dr. Bartlette will present "Macaroni at Midnight" during the opening session. This presentation is an
autobiographical profile of Dr. Bartlette's social, psychological, and educational experiences as a
Chippewa Indian child growing up with emotional, speech, and physical disabilities in an environment
of poverty, family and school violence, juvenile delinquency, homelessness, child abuse, racism, and
alcoholism. "Macaroni at Midnight" relates how one person in his community helped him to overcome
childhood disadvantages and to survive in a multi-cultural world. Dr. Bartlette has shared his
presentation over 8,000 times throughout America and Canada since 1972.
Drum Group: TBA
Opening Prayer: TBA
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Don Bartlette
OKLAHOMA INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ASSOCIATION, INC. P.O. Box 1274 Shawnee, OK 74802-1274 oicwa@yahoo.com
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Color Guard: TBA
"Remember that your children are not your own, but are lent to you by the Creator" Mohawk
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Dr. Don Bartlette is a full-time public speaker and is, by training, a social
worker, counselor, educator, consultant, and an advocate for minority persons,
victims of child abuse, survivors of alcohol addiction, troubled youth, and
persons with disabilities. A Native American activist, Dr. Bartlette is married to
a former special education teacher and they are the parents of seven
daughters and one son.