Today, it is with great excitement that we are announcing a new program: Dreamstarter® GOLD! In 2014, Dreamstarter® was created to honor our National Spokesperson, Billy Mills, and celebrate the dreams of Native youth. Dreamstarter® GOLD was created to support the expansion and long-term impact of those dreams. Five of our previous Dreamstarters have been […]
Click here to watch For this week’s Youth Track webinar for the 2020 Fall Webinar Series, Presenter Helen Fillmore, from Washoe, shares how Traditional knowledge and modern scientific research are shaping their Tribe’s future.
Earth Ambassador Spotlight: Meet #AmbassadorForLandConservation, Maree Mahkewa! Maree is 21 years old, her Indian name is Paaqupmana which means Bamboo/Reed Girl. She is a member of the Hopi Nation and comes from the Corn Clan in the Village of Tewa. Maree is part of a inaugural cohort of the CNAY Ambassadors for Land Conservation, similar […]
Join our hilarious guest comedians; Kasey Nicholson from Krazy Kasey Comedy, Bobby Wilson from the 1491’s, Vincent Short from Social Distance Powwow, and acclaimed powwow emcee Ruben Littlehead.
In an effort to support and promote tribal colleges during this time, the Student Success Services Department at the American Indian College Fund is hosting a virtual tribal college fair to give community members and high school students an opportunity to learn about the programs offered at tribal colleges.
In mid-September, the Center for Native American Youth, Native Wellness Institute, We R Native, and Tribal Health Reaching Out Involves Everyone (THRIVE) announced the “Native Youth Are Medicine Campaign.” This campaign aims to spark conversations around mental health, self-love, and to create youth-centered spaces to share practices that promote healing, wellness, and tools to live in balance. Check out […]
UNITY Fall 2020 Webinar Series – Eps. 3. Youth Track! Join us Instagram for a LIVE Q&A session with Native Youth Uriah LittleHoop. She’ll be sharing her knowledge and experiences of balancing her traditional way of life while pursuing higher education. Uriah is also a talented artist and will be singing a couple of traditional […]
Want to learn how to mix digital technology and traditional knowledge? INDIGital uses technology as way of healing and igniting the spirit of Indigenous communities to engage and reclaim digital technology. Participants will learn how to connect critical technology, traditional knowledge, and Indigenous futurisms during this week-long online coding class.
Throughout our history and especially in the last year, we have seen the power of youth advocacy and voice in leading transformative change. At MENTOR, we have also spent the last year supporting the advocacy and policy training of 12 young people from throughout the nation, learning how to best partner with them on the […]
NATIVE YOUTH PERSPECTIVES ON MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALING OVERSIGHT HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS Click Here for the written transcripts of the Oversight Hearing- Native Youth & Mental Health
