By: Alicia Reuben, Nez-Perce, Seminole, Menominee, & Muskogee, senior at Clearwater Valley High School Dear High School Seniors, This pandemic that we are going through is confusing, frustrating, and so many more negative feelings. But it is also so much more than that. It is a time for all of us to grow, find ourselves, […]
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The crisis of missing and murdered Native women and girls is alarming and a tragic reflection of the spectrum of violence committed against Native women and girls. Federal statistics report the murder rate of American Indian women on some reservations is more than ten times the national average. Domestic violence, sexual assault, and sex trafficking […]
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Washington, D.C., May 04, 2020 – The Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) celebrates with UNITY, Inc. recognizing three members of our Youth Advisory Board (YAB) as recipients of UNITY’s 25 Under 25. This is UNITY’s fourth class in their national recognition program honoring outstanding Native American and Alaskan Native youth leaders. We are thrilled to celebrate the work of our Youth […]
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It is with great enthusiasm that we share, CNAY has hired Dr. Billie Jo Kipp as our new Associate Director of Research & Evaluation. Dr. Kipp, Blackfeet Tribe of Montana, holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Montana, and has gone on to acquire over 20 years of experience working with Indigenous communities across […]
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