Center for Native American Youth, Native Wellness Institute, We R Native, and Tribal Health Reaching Out Involves Everyone Announce Native Youth Are Medicine Campaign

Washington, DC: September 10, 2020 —The Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) is proud to announce a collaborative effort during September’s Self-Care Awareness Month called the Native Youth Are Medicine Campaign. This campaign aims to spark conversations around mental health, self-love, and to create youth-centered spaces to share practices that promote healing, wellness, and tools to […]

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“I Get to Choose My Own Path.”

Content Warning: this blog contains personal experiences and stories of personal hardship. The purpose is to destigmatize mental health and to embrace, love and empower young people.  CNAY is proud to provide young leaders agency in narrative sharing and empower them in sharing their truth. Below is a blog written by CNAY Youth Advisory Board Chair, […]

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Open Letter to Native Youth

Content Warning: Mentions of Suicide Dear Native Youth: I am writing you today to remind you that you are sacred. Your life is meaningful. You were prayed into existence by those who walked this earth before you. You stand on the shoulders of your ancestors. With that, you carry the most powerful medicine: intergenerational strength. […]

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