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Remembering Our Sisters Forum

The Center for Native American Youth and Native Americans in Philanthropy graciously invite you to the Remembering Our Sisters Forum, a virtual event being held on May 5, 2022, at 3:00 pm EST.    May 5th is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls in the United States. Indigenous women, girls, trans and two-spirit+ people […]

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The Right Path

As the young wolf was walking through the tundra, unclear and pondering about what path to choose ahead, he chose the left path. The wolf suddenly approached a lake, the wolf looked at its reflection in the water and the pup decided it did not like being alone. It wanted to be so badly accepted […]

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Open Letter to Native Youth: The Power of Matriarchs

Dear Native Youth,  My entire life I have been surrounded by women – my mom, my tias, my auntie mommas, my sisters- and I consider myself lucky. I have seen women in action since I can first recall the smell of freshly cleaned laundry in the air or the sight of wood burning under a […]

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Cultural Advocacy & Representation 

Written by Rachel Evangelisto (she, her, hers)  For the past three years, I had the opportunity to work under the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) with the ICWA Division of Minnesota as a Guardian ad litem. Specifically, I am a court-appointed advocate that looks out for the best interest of Native youth involved in child […]

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