Rory Wheeler, a citizen of the Seneca Nation uses his unique work, life, and professional experiences to protect tribal sovereignty, educating and advocating to lawmakers on tribal issues, improving the perception of indigenous peoples, especially in empowering fellow young people to better shape their communities through cultural resiliency. In addition to CNAY, Rory serves as […]
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Adam sees the most important challenge his community faces to be a disconnect from their culture. He helped create a youth council for the Mohegan to help youth get involved and give youth a voice, as well as a youth camp, combining the excitement of summer camp with traditional knowledge.
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Autumn advocates for the children affected by the implementation and lack of implementation of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). As a former foster youth and the current guardian of her two younger siblings, she sees ICWA as one of the most important challenges facing youth in Native communities.
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Charitie Ropati (Yup’ik & Samoan) is a 21-year-old education and environmental activist who worked to implement an accurate and inclusive sub-curriculum of Indigenous peoples in Western pedagogy in Alaska. She is a researcher who studies the intersections of plant ecology, permafrost, and cultural resilience in coastal Native communities at Columbia University in the Griffin Lab […]
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