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Native American 12 Steps (Umatilla Tribal Alcohol Program)
Based on the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous and especially prepared for Native Americans

Step 1 We admitted we were powerless over alcohol, that we had lost control
of our lives.

Step 2 We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could help us
regain control.

Step 3 We made a decision to ask for help from a Higher Power and others
who understand.

Step 4 We stopped and thought about our strengths and our weaknesses and
thought about ourselves.

Step 5 We admitted to the Great Spirit, to ourselves and to another person the
things we thought were wrong about ourselves.

Step 6 We are ready, with the help of the Great Spirit, to change.

Step 7 We humbly ask a Higher Power and our friends to help us change.

Step 8 We made a list of people who were hurt by our drinking, and want to
make up for these hurts.

Step 9 We are making up to those people whenever we can, except when to
do so would hurt them more.

Step 10 We continue to think about our strengths and weaknesses, and when
we are wrong we say we are wrong.

Step 11 We pray and think about ourselves, praying only for strength to do
what is right.

Step 12 We try to help other alcoholics and to practice these principles in everything we do.