Nathan Blacksmith, CADC-III, CTE, SAP

Nathan Blacksmith, CADC-III, CTE, SAP, is an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of Lake Traverse, South Dakota (Dakota Tribe). He is a second-generation urban American Indian, as his grandparents participated in the Relocation Act of 1956 from their reservation to Oakland, California. Blacksmith currently services on the board of directors for the Native American Health Center and has expertise in SUD counseling and specific training in traditional American Indian practices and the use of traditional medicines in the treatment setting. He currently holds a certification from CCAPP and is currently pursuing his master’s in business administration.