CSAVR collaborates with a variety of partners and stakeholders in vocational rehabilitation. CANAR, the Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation, is a key partner in public VR. The 81 programs that provide vocational rehabilitation services to Native Americans and Alaskan Natives are funded under the Rehabilitation Act, Title 1 and are responsible for providing VR services to Native individuals living on or near reservations or villages. In some situations, VR services are provided to Native people through a collaborative relationship between public VR and Native American VR programs.
CANAR is the membership organization of the administrators who serve Native Americans and Alaskan Natives. More information is available on the CANAR website at: http://www.canar.org. Attached is a description of CANAR and the contact list for the administrative office and officers is listed below:
CANAR Programs: http://www.canar.org/map.php
AIR Programs Listing
(RTF) - posted 7/17/2008
AIR Programs Listing (PDF) -
posted 7/17/2008
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posted 3/15/2010
Administrative Office
Street Address:
231 Cypress Lane
Natchitoches, LA 71457
Mailing Address
231 Cypress Lane
Natchitoches, LA 71457
Phone: (318)379-8288
Fax : (318)379-0459
E-mail: jkelley@canar.org
or c_walker@canar.org
The officers are:
President
Treva Roanhorse
The Navajo Nation OSERS
P.O. BOX 1420
Window Rock, AZ 86515
Navajo Route 12 Morgan Blvd.
rmtreva@msn.com
T: 928-871-6338
F: 928-871-7865
Vice President
Lyle Cook
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
VR Program
P.O. Box 506
Eagle Butte, SD 57625
Ability@lakotanetwork.com
T: 605 964-4400
F: 605 964-4401
Secretary
Michelle Frazier-Wilson
Chickasaw Nation
Vocational Rehabilitation
300 Rosedale Road
Ada, OK 74820
Michelle.wilson@chickasaw.net
T: 580 421-7711
F: 580 436-0830
Treasurer
Christina “Peggy” Venable
Lower Muskogee Creek Tribe
Vocational Rehabilitation Program
107 Tall Pine Drive, Tama Tribal Town
Whigham, GA 39897
mvr4@rose.net
T: 920-496-7870
F: 920-496-7875
Administrative Assistant
Connie Walker
231 Cypress Lane
Natchitoches, LA 71457
c_walker@canar.org
T: (318)379 8288
F: (318)379 0459
The Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation (CANAR)
Mission
The Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation
(CANAR) serves as an avenue for collaboration and cooperation between
Administrators of rehabilitation agencies serving American Indian and
Alaska Native persons with disabilities to enhance the quality of
services,
resulting in positive employment outcomes.
CANAR’s purpose is to:
Provide a forum for administrators of Native American rehabilitation
and to study, deliberate, and act upon matters affecting rehabilitation
services to Native American persons with disabilities.
- Provide resources for the formulation and expression of collective points of view of administrators for Native American rehabilitation and to disseminate these views to service providers, related facilities, companies, and concerned citizens.
- Provide a means of communication with related organizations and governmental bodies.
- Conduct and support research which leads to an improvement of rehabilitation services for Native Americans with disabilities.
- Conduct and support efforts to increase the number of Native American practitioners in Vocational Rehabilitation.
