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.

SINTE NICKEY

MENOMINEE INDIAN, SICANGU LAKOTA OF ROSEBUD SOUTH DAKOTA, AND MISSISSIPPI BAND OF CHOCTAW INDIAN
AGE: 18

Sinte Mahpiya Epata Nickey was born in Shawano, Wisconsin and is Menominee Indian, Lakota Sioux, and Mississippi Choctaw. He has just graduated from Menominee Indian High School in Keshena, Wisconsin and sets out to become part of the United States Air Force.

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“I would like use my education and my leadership roles to serve my people through enhancing policies for Navajo families living on the reservation.”

-Shandiin Herrera,

Navajo Nation, 2019 Champion for Change