PROGRAM DESCRIPTION Tewa Roots Society's Basecamp GUIDE Program is a prevention and mental health program. We offer youth the opportunity to collaborate on youth-led initiatives, have access to mental health resources, work on self-esteem building, learn communication skills, practice self-care, learn how to create safe and equitable space, and participate in cultural programming like beading, traditional cooking, regalia making and a variety of other activities that incorporate Tewa language and traditions. Our Basecamp After School Program facilitators will offer outdoor adventure and youth empowerment programming, Youth Council involvement, therapeutic group work, space for processing emotions and thoughts that arise during activities, and peer support. We offer many activities including a large assortment of experiential games and activities facilitated from a cultural lens created by clinical and mental health professionals for therapeutic purposes. We value our connection to land, water, and our plant and animal relatives, and we regularly demonstrate how these reciprocal relationships can nurture therapeutic effects. These therapeutic effects are also imperative to our suicide and substance use prevention programming because they help empower and build the resilience of our youth and teach them new skills to navigate the complex challenges that exist in our communities. Please read through and fill out the following form thoroughly. If there is any missing information, we will contact you and ask you to complete your submission.
BASECAMP REGISTRATION FORM This registration form must be signed by the parent or legal guardian of a minor participant. “Participant” as used in this agreement refers to persons participating in an event, observers, chaperones, and others on the premises of Nambé Pueblo or any other activity sites. Minor participants must sign inside the box on the last page to acknowledge their understanding of the activities and risks, and rules and responsibilities.
TEWA ROOTS SOCIETY RELEASE OF LIABILITY For and in consideration of the services of Tewa Roots Society I, the Parent or Guardian of a minor Participant (for myself and, to the maximum extent allowed by law, for the minor participant), acknowledge and agree as follows: THE PROGRAM AND ITS ACTIVITIES Tewa Roots Society is a program under Nambe Pueblo’s Healthy Family Services, (a Federally Recognized Tribal Entity department), and is an experiential learning program. Recently developed, it uses an action-oriented, experienced-based approach to personal learning, growth and reflection. Participants may be asked to become engaged in a series of mentally and physically challenging activities including cooperative games, trust building activities, problem-solving initiatives, adventure challenge courses, developing wilderness skills including overnight camping, cooking, whitewater rafting, rock climbing, backpacking, hiking, snowshoeing, recreational kayaking, snowboarding, whitewater kayaking, sustainable building, and transportation by vehicle to certain activity sites. Some groups will include a licensed therapist for individual or group needs. During and following the activities, discussions or debriefings focus on identifying and understanding communication patterns, relationships, problem-solving techniques, and areas of competence. Tewa Roots Society’s strength-based approach affords opportunities for enrichment and increased resiliency for those who participate in its innovative and progressive community based, educational and therapeutic work. More information about Tewa Roots Society may be found on our Facebook page at @TewaRootsSociety or by calling us at (505) 455-5591. RISKS Tewa Roots Society’s activities have physical and emotional risks. The well-being of participants is always a priority of Tewa Roots Society’s facilitators, and participants are given a choice regarding their level of participation. The nature of the risks varies significantly based on the individual participant and the activity. These risks may be physical, including running, jumping, stretching, lifting, and other physical exertion which may result in pulled or strained muscles, tripping, broken bones, or other serious injuries including, in extraordinary circumstances, even death. Other risks may be emotional, including fear of heights, close personal contact with and dependency on others, self-disclosure, trust, giving/receiving support, and expressing feelings of anger, fear, and/or affection. Participants may act carelessly, and cause harm to themselves and others. Tewa Roots Society’s employees have difficult jobs to perform. They seek safety, but they are not infallible. They might be unaware of a participant's fitness or abilities. They may give incomplete warnings or instructions, and the equipment being used might malfunction. These risks (Physical and emotional), are inherent in the activities, but without them the activity would lose its value and appeal and vigorous participation would be discouraged. Participant, or parent, consents to the Tewa Roots Society staff transporting participant to and from program sites, and acknowledges that such activity involves the risks of vehicle travel. Other risks, inherent and otherwise, will be encountered. I understand that participants must be free of known conditions – medical, physical and mental - that may cause them to be a danger to themselves or others. If in doubt, participant must seek medical advice before participation in the Tewa Roots Society program to determine his or her suitability for the activities. Participant or parent agrees to assume the risk of any medical or physical condition the participant may have. Participant or parent also agrees to inform the facilitators of any such conditions and of any situation or conditions related to the activity itself that may be a danger to participant or others. These situations may include: a) broken equipment, b) illness of tiredness that may affect a participant’s performance or judgment, and c) having difficulty performing a skill. Participant or parent also agree to abide by rules and responsibilities described by the staff and understand that failure to comply with these may result in the participant being removed from the activity or activity site. ASSUMPTION OF RISKS I agree to assume and accept any and all risks of Tewa Roots Society’s activities and moving about the Pueblo and other activity sites, inherent and not, and whether or not described above. If the participant is a minor, I, the parent, have described the activities and risks, rules and responsibilities to the child who understands them and wishes to participate nevertheless. RELEASE AND INDEMNITY I, an adult participant, or parent of a minor participant (Parent agreeing for himself or herself and, to the extent allowed by law, for the minor Participant) hereby agree to release and not to sue, and to indemnify (including to defend against and pay claims and costs including attorney’s fees and insurance deductibles) Tewa Roots Society, its director, governing body, staff and contractors (“Released Parties”) from all claims of injury or loss to me or to the minor child, in any way arising out of my, or the minor child’s, participation in an activity of Tewa Roots Society, or being on the premises of the Pueblo or another activity site, whether caused by negligence, breach of contract or otherwise, and including bodily injury, death, property damage or other loss. LAWS AND VENUE I agree that any dispute between a Released Party and a participant or parent will be governed by the substantive laws (not including laws which might apply the laws of another jurisdiction) of the Pueblo of Nambe. Any mediation or suit shall take place only in that Pueblo. RELEASE OF LIABILITY This agreement, which consists of this and the preceding one page, will apply to my, or the child’s, participation in activities of Tewa Roots Society now and in the future until or unless a new agreement is signed pertaining to later visits. I agree that if any portion of this agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, the remaining document shall remain in full force and effect. I, a parent or guardian of a minor participant, have carefully read this agreement and understand its contents, and I sign it of my own free will. I am aware that this agreement includes a release of liability, and is a binding contract between the Pueblo of Nambe and myself, and it likewise shall be binding, if applicable, on my minor child who is a participant, and on my, and the minor child’s, heirs, executors and administrators.
I, a parent or guardian of a minor participant, have carefully read this agreement and understand its contents, and I sign it of my own free will. I Agree Parent/Guardian Signature August 24, 2026
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