Dear Native Youth: I came out as gay when I was 16 years old in 1998 when the top songs were “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” by Will Smith and “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion, among other notable hits. And I thought I was very cool because I had a mini disc player […]
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May 3-7, 2021 – The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) virtually gathered the Remembering Our Sisters Fellows to begin their journey in the 6-month fellowship. Throughout the week, Lauren Poterek, Evynn Richardson, Maya Sanchez, Cordelia Falls Down, Gracie Argon, and Lily Painter participated in various training and knowledge sharing sessions led by CNAY staff and […]
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Celebrating 10 years, the Center for Native American Youth’s Board of Advisors unanimously voted in favor of a new Chair and Vice Chair. Washington, DC, May 18, 2021 — The Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute has new leadership in their Board of Advisors. Allison Binney, Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians, and Sam McCracken, Fort Peck […]
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Dear Native Youth, Is there such a thing as Indigenous mental health? I hold that we do not yet fully know what such a construct will look like. What would the restoration of Indigenous mental health look like when returned to an uncolonized healthy state? Indigenous people are a part of the modern world and Indigenous […]
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