We are the Center for Native American Youth

Our Vision is for all Native American youth to lead full and healthy lives, to have equal access to opportunity, and to draw strength from their culture and inspire one another.

Shantel Assata

PROGRAM ASSISTANT
EMAIL: SHANTEL.ASSATA@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG

Shantel Assata serves as Program Assistant at CNAY, providing administrative support to the CNAY staff, managing contracts, providing direct support to the executive and assistant director’s travel schedules and appointments. She serves as the primary contact for external offices and assists on special projects. Shantel provides technical and logistical support for multiple projects, meetings, conferences, and workshops.

Prior to her position at CNAY, Shantel has worked with a Non-profit group that supported the advancement of low-socioeconomic families: exposing inner city youth to outdoor recreational activities and providing financial literacy.

Shantel obtained a Master of Art’s degree in forensic psychology, from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, specializing in clinical counseling. Her passion for advocating for those underserviced has led her to her current position at CNAY.

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"My dreams may seem farfetched to some people, but in order to survive as Native people and retain our culture and heritage, we cannot sit back and keep them as dreams. I plan on going to school and coming back to make them a reality."

-Christie Wildcat,

Northern Arapaho Tribe, 2016 Champion for Change