In May, CNAY Staff Nikki Pitre was invited to facilitate a deep-dive session as well as provide a closing keynote at the In Solidarity We Rise Conference in Atlanta, GA. In Solidarity is hosted by the National Crittenton, an organization that catalyzes social and systems change for girls and young women impacted by chronic adversity, violence and injustice. […]
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May 7-9, 2019 – The Center for Native American Youth welcomed the inaugural class of the Movement Builder Fellowship to Washington D.C. for their final convening. Austin Weahkee, Jarrette Werk, Maka Monture, Michael Charles, and JoRee LaFrance participated in various training sessions on advocacy, communications, press and media, project management, and grassroots fundraising The fellows […]
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The Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute (CNAY) has partnered with Brown University Pre-College Programs to award full-tuition, residential scholarships for two Native students to attend a Brown University Pre-College program during summer 2019. The CNAY-Brown Summer Scholarship covers tuition, room and board, application fees, and program fees. CNAY-Brown Scholars have three […]
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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. The tribal leaders and youth participants engaged in panels, strategy sessions, and working groups centered around Casey Family Programs’ 2020: Building Communities of Hope, which is a nationwide […]
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