We are the Center for Native American Youth

Our Vision is for all Native American youth to lead full and healthy lives, to have equal access to opportunity, and to draw strength from their culture and inspire one another.

Krystian Sisson

Muscogee (Creek) Nation- Krystian Sisson is a citizen of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation and was born and raised in Oklahoma. Krystian holds a bachelors from Texas A&M University and a Masters of Social Work from WashU in St. Louis, where she was a Buder Scholar. Krystian has worked for the United States Congress through the Udall Foundation Native American Internship Program and was the Rod Lewis American Indian Law & Policy Fellow at Akin Gump in DC. Krystian started a small beadwork business in 2019 called Red Dirt Beadwork, is a mother to a wonderful little girl, and loves to be with family and do anything outdoors.

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"I want to see today’s youth go out into the world, motivate others, and gain an education to make a true difference in their communities."

-Keith Martinez,

Oglala Lakota Sioux , Earlier years Champion for Change