Katy Stewart

Programs Manager EMAIL: KATY.STEWART@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Katy joined Center for Native American Youth in July 2023 as Program Manager after five years with the Aspen New Voices Fellowship, where she oversaw an advocacy and communications Fellowship program with 187 Fellows from 47 countries. Prior to the New Voices Fellowship, she worked for the American Society for Microbiology, […]

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Tahnee Poafpybitty

Senior Program Associate EMAIL: TAHNEE.PAFPYBITTY@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Tahnee Poafpybitty is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma. She is a descendant of Chief Little Raven, a Sandcreek Massacre survivor, and Chief Whitewolf. Her Comanche name, given to her by her great grandfather, is Tabetoi meaning Dawn of a New Day/Sunrise. She is a mother of […]

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Samantha Hintz

Program Coordinator EMAIL: SAMANTHA.HINTZ@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Samantha Hintz (she/hers) is a member of the Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and was born and raised in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She was given the name Aanakwadoons (Little Cloud) as a child from her uncle. Samantha received her B.A. from Wellesley College in Cognitive and Linguistic Science. Since […]

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Samuel Hiratsuka

Samuel Hiratsuka (Aleut/Yu’pik/Winnemem Wintu/Navajo) is the proud son of Tommy and Vanessa Hiratsuka. Born and raised in Anchorage, Samuel maintains family ties to the Native Village of Ekuk, Big Bend Rancheria, and Fish Point on the Navajo Nation reservation. Samuel recently worked in the DC office of U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan as a Legislative Correspondent, […]

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