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.

Lorraine Cooley

Lorraine Cooley is 19 years old. She is a member of the San Carolos Apache Tribe where she serves as the current Miss San Carlos Apache Queen. Lorraine currently interns as a Botanist Assistant at a Bureau of Land Management plant nursery. Lorraine is extremely passionate about her people, raising awareness for issues such as Suicide Prevention, Advocacy Against Drugs and Alcohol, and Land Preservation. For the past five years, Lorraine has been an advocate working alongside her tribe’s Law and Order Committee. In her free time, Lorraine enjoys the outdoors, spending time with family and friends, traveling, and learning more about her culture, language, and traditions.

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"Not only we as Natives, but we as people, need to start investing in youth to combat the hardships they face. These challenges have gone on for far too long and we can be the generation to stand up and make change."

-Jazmyn Espinoza,

Stockbridge Munsee Band of Mohican Indians, 2015 Champion for Change