“I felt alienated and struggled to stay connected to my Indigenous identity and I wondered if there were other students on campus who felt the same.”

As a Mohegan woman I have spent my life inspired by my ancestors, especially the Native women who have been vital to advocacy and creating change in my tribal community and beyond. Gladys Tantaquidgeon was one of the women whom I look up to every day, -aspiring to be like her and to make her […]

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CNAY Attends Aspen Ideas Climate

May 11, 2022 – The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute was proud to participate in the first ever Aspen Ideas: Climate Festival in Miami Beach, Florida. This event featured more than 1,600 registered attendees, 185 speakers, 50 breakout sessions, and was done in partnership with more than 24 community partners. […]

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Remembering Our Sisters Release Recommendations to Address the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Epidemic.

On Thursday, May 5, 2022, on the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the Remembering Our Sisters Fellows released their recommendations to combat the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two Spirit (MMIWG2S+) epidemic.  The Remembering Our Sisters Fellowship is a virtual storytelling and digital arts program that […]

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Remembering Our Sisters Forum Blog Recap

On Thursday, May 5, 2022, on the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) in partnership with Native Americans in Philanthropy hosted the Remembering Our Sisters Forum. The forum highlighted the Remembering Our Sisters (ROS) Fellowship, a digital storytelling initiative created by CNAY […]

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