I feel like as a society we need to normalize mental health. We need to normalize growing and changing paths. We need to normalize seeing a therapist whether we are in a good place or a tough place. We need to not only normalize checking up on each other but checking in with ourselves. Taking […]
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We All Count: Boosting Indigenous Representation on the Census Han mitakuyepi, To be quite honest, the US Census was not something that I thought much about before this past year, which may be common for young adults my age. We were younger when the past census happened, and I think my biggest worry ten years […]
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Washington, DC, September 08, 2020—The Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) is proud to announce the inaugural cohort of CNAY Ambassadors for Land Conservation. The program will mobilize young leaders to push for better policies in protecting land, waterways and sacred sites through culturally competent curriculum, peer-to-peer and intergenerational learning spaces. The program’s inaugural […]
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E ola mau Ka Lāhui Hawaiʻi. The Hawaiian Nation lives forever. Despite decades of oppression, we still exist. Despite the attempted erasure of our culture, we still chant. Despite our lack of political representation, we still fight to change the system. Our resiliency traces through each generation: from our seafaring roots, crossing the Pacific to […]
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