The Center for Native American Youth partnered with the National Foster Youth Institute to increase Native youth participation in its Congressional Shadow Day program and host a roundtable discussion on Native foster youth issues. The following blog post was contributed by program participant Autumn Adams. Watching my younger brother screaming and crying while being dragged down a […]
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EllaMae Looney is 17 years old and an enrolled member of the Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Nation. This year, she will graduate from Nixyaawii Community School in Pendleton, OR. In the fall, EllaMae will attend University of Oregon on a full scholarship, where she will study linguistics to support more language preservation for her community. […]
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Aang! Hello in the Unangam Tunuu (Aleut) language. (pronunciation: rhymes with “long”) This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly message shares information about Running Start’s Young Women’s Political Leadership (YWPL) program scholarship. Running Start is a nonpartisan nonprofit that trains young women to run for political office and supports them in gaining the skills needed to feel confident and ready […]
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Native youth panelists LtR: Damien Carlos, Jessica Bradby, Isabel Coronado, Kendrick Eagle On May 14th, Casey Family Programs hosted their annual National Tribal Leaders Meeting in Washington, DC. The meeting brought together stakeholders to discuss the child welfare system in Indian Country. Four Native youth leaders – Kendrick Eagle, Jessica Bradby, Damien Carlos and Isabel […]
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