Tohono O’odham Nation shares impacts of the border and discusses youth-led land conservation efforts

“You may look around and see desert but to us O’odham, everything you see here is sacred to us: the animals, the sticks, plants, stones… everything is sacred”  The Tohono O’odham Nation’s traditional land includes the Sonora Desert, Mexico, Arizona, and California. Today, the United States federally recognized tribe’s reservation is roughly the size of Connecticut and shares a 62-mile […]

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Apply NOW: 2020 NAJA Fellowship. Applications due March 31

The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous journalists in mainstream media. One of the ways NAJA supports and empowers members is through the annual Native American Journalism Fellowship (NAJF), which is open to current Indigenous, American Indian, Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian, First Nations and Métis college students, undergraduate and […]

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Tribal Advisory Committee meeting for the Administration for Children and Families

Tuesday March 03, 2020, Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) Acting Executive Director, Nikki Pitre and Intern, Helen John attended the Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).   During the meeting, Pitre, Coeur d’Alene Tribe, gave a presentation highlighting the outstanding work being done by CNAY’s youth led groups, which included youth from the 2020 Class of Champions for Change, CNAY Youth Advisory Board, and the Cultural Preservation […]

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A Week in the Life of a D.C. Intern

The week of Feb. 24 to 26, 2020, CNAY intern Helen John, attended various meetings on the Hill to learn more about issues being discussed and their connection to Native communities. On Monday, John attended “a Security Threat Assessment of Global Climate Change” which discussed various social, political, and humanitarian aspects of society that will […]

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