Show Summary

On today’s episode, we welcome back a previous guest Marine Corps Veteran and Veteran Advocate Dean Dauphinais. Dean is an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, and was born and raised on the Spirit Lake Dakota Reservation in North Dakota. Dean and I talk about his work and his role on an advisory committee for PsychArmor to ensure cultural responsivity in content for Native and Tribal Veterans. 

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About Today’s Guest

Dean Dauphinais served in the United States Marine Corps from 1995 to 1999 with 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division. He is the President and CEO of Native Eco Solutions, a consulting firm that has a goal of connecting tribal communities with opportunities to improve the quality of life of their people by inspiring collaboration in Indian Country and matching Indigenous values with strong business fundamentals in order to improve tribal communities

·      Enrolled Member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians

·      Bachelor of Education degree - University of North Dakota

·      AA Liberal Arts, Cankdeska Cikana Community College

·      United States Marine Corps Veteran, Honorable Discharge

·      National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), member

·      California American Indian Business Chamber of Commerce, member

·      Minnesota American Indian Chamber of Commerce, member

·      Government Contract Consulting, Project Management, Community Organizing, Veterans Advocacy, Nonprofit Leadership& Management

·      Strong network for collaborations in Indian Country, Veterans’ Affairs and underserved communities

Links Mentioned During the Episode

Dakota 38 Film

PsychArmor Resource of the Week

This week’s resource of the week is the previous two podcast episodes featuring Dean’s colleagues on the PsychArmor American Indian and Alaska Native Advisory group, episode 214 with Dr. Chepa Rank and episode 220 with Retired Army Command Sergeant Major Julia Kelly. 

You can find the resource here: 

https://psycharmor.org/podcast/dr-melita-chepa-rank

https://psycharmor.org/podcast/julia-kelly

Episode Partner:

This week’s episode is brought to you by Humana, a leading health and well-being company that has joined forces with PsychArmor to develop campaigns and courses that support veterans and their families in achieving their best health. To learn more about how Humana honors and serves veterans visit healthequity.humana.com/veterans

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Theme Music

Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.

Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families.  You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com