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Continue to Celebrate Indigenous Excellence

By: Kendra Becenti, Navajo Nation, Gen-I and special projects intern November 30th marks the final day of Native American Heritage Month, but it only serves as a reminder that we must continue to celebrate Indigenous excellence into the future. Throughout this month we have seen exceptional achievements happening all around Indian Country and beyond, especially […]

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2020 State of Native Youth Report: Native Youth Are Medicine

FOR IMMIDIATE RELEASE: November 24, 2020  Washington DC: The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) releases its annual State of Native Youth Report (SNYR) – Native Youth are Medicine. The report highlights the strength and resilience of Native youth by demonstrating the various ways they continue to lead in fighting for a world they wish to live in.   “Each year, CNAY celebrates Native American Heritage Month by publishing the Annual State […]

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I loving being an artist because it helps me get away from reality for a bit and keeps me connected with my culture.

By: Roger Beyal Jr., Navajo Nation, Generation Indigenous Ambassador Yá’át’ééh (Greetings), My name is Roger Beyal Jr. and I am a member of the Diné Nation from Brimhall, NM. My Clans are Tó Dich’ii’nii born for Kinłichii’nii, my maternal grandparents are Naneesht’ézhí Táchii’nii and my paternal grandparents are Ma’ii deeshgiizhnii.  The mediums that I do […]

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Tele-Native Youth: Resilient Communities & COVID-19

By: Ruben Littlehead, Northern Cheyenne On Wednesday, November 18th, 2020, TeleNative Youth held our usual “Webinar Wednesday” where the topic of discussion was Resilient Communities & COVID-19. As the moderator, once again, I had the honor and privilege to host a round table discussion with Dr. Stephen Ostroff, former Deputy Director of the National Center for Infectious Diseases, […]

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