Native Wellness Power Hour

In this changing time in our world, Native Wellness Institute (NWI) is responding in a positive, productive and proactive way. Every day, seven days a week for the next several weeks, NWI will offer our Native Wellness Power Hour at Noon Pacific Time: storytelling, workshops, teachings and more! NWI’s goal is to keep healing and […]

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Center for Native American Youth Response to COVID-19

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Center for Native American Youth has been and continues to work with youth leaders, partner organizations and supporters from throughout the country in response to COVID-19. We have three projects we have been working on we are proud to share:  Opened Letter to Native Youth: We have partnered with Maria Givens (Coeur d’Alene […]

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Why is it important for Native youth to show unity? Why climate change now?

By: Maka Monture-Päki, Tlingit & Mohawk, 2018 Generation Indigenous Movement Builders Fellow The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge — but also the vast opportunities — of action on climate change have distinguished the issue as the most pressing topic for the 50th anniversary. Why is it on Earth Day we, as the greater […]

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Stay Home, Stay Safe, Save Lives

By: Shaandiin Parrish, Navajo Nation, Miss Navajo Nation On Friday, March 13, 2020, I was in a meeting with the First Lady and the President of the Navajo Nation when suddenly the President stood up abruptly to proceed quickly out of the Stateroom. Instinctively, I followed him. We entered a room full of Navajo Nation […]

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