This is part of IRWG's Native American Culture, Gender and Healing Program Area, directed by Joe Gone. This program will convene Native American traditional healers, clinically trained service providers, and cross-cultural mental health researchers for a public Roundtable exchange. The purpose of the Roundtable is to advance professional knowledge pertaining to the integration of indigenous healing practices and conventional mental health/substance abuse treatments in community-based services for American Indians. Perhaps five teams of four individuals each from diverse regions of North America will be invited to participate. Invited participants will arrive for a pre-event gathering at a private retreat center sponsored by the Fetzer Institute in Kalamazoo for collective preparation for the Roundtable. Following these intimate discussions, the Roundtable will consist of four public sessions targeting the broad university community. Arranged in fishbowl fashion, each session will include presentations by invited participants, facilitated conversation among invited participants, and audience exchange with invited participants. Please see the October 14 event for a participant list.