REPORT: Native Youth Voter Engagement Strategies
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We are Native Women, Woven with Resilience
In honor of Women's History Month, 2019 Champion for Change Shandiin Herrera of the Navajo Nation writes in this guest blog about the strength she finds in her identity as a Native woman. In the blog, Herrera honors the women of her past who have paved the way, thanks the women of the present who empower her, and gives advice for women in the future.
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CNAY Youth Board Members Speak at Tribal Leader Gathering
March 19th, 2019, Washington D.C. — Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) Youth Advisory Board members Nancy Deere-Turney,
Mikah Carlos,
Rory Wheeler, and Autumn Adams joined Casey Family Programs for their semi-annual tribal leaders extensive working session.
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Champion for Change EllaMae Looney Presents at ATNI
EllaMae Looney is 17 years old and an enrolled member of the Confederated Bands and Tribes of
the Yakima Nation. This year, she will graduate from Nixyaawii Community School in Pendleton,
OR. In the fall, EllaMae will attend University of Oregon on a full scholarship, where she will study linguistics to support more language preservation
for her community.
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According to the 2010 US Census, approximately 5.2 million self-identified American Indian/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) live in the U.S., of whom 2 million qualify for federal services.
"When my grandfather hosted Youth & Elder Conferences, people from all over the world came to help our youth. This inspired me to create the Youth Enrichment Camp to target our loss of language and culture."
- Nancy Deere-Turney,
Muscogee (Creek) Nation, 2017 Champion for Change
