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Fresh Tracks Northeast Region Training

Wuneekeesuq! Hello! in the Wampanoag language (pronounced wuh-nee-kee-suck) This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the Fresh Tracks Northeast Region Training Expedition. Fresh Tracks brings youth from urban and Indigenous communities together during a three day expedition, using the outdoors as a background for transformative leadership development. Youth learn valuable organizing skills, create community action plans, […]

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April 9 Welcome Reception for Lakota Youth

April 5, 2018. WASHINGTON, DC — The Cheyenne River Youth Project® recently announced that the five Lakota teens participating in its innovative “Growing Into Wowachinyepi” program have earned their naming ceremonies, certificates of achievement and a wopila (thank you) dinner. In addition to being honored in their tribal community, these five accomplished young people will join […]

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Meet Joshua Emerson, 2018 Gen-I Career Success Fellow

Joshua Emerson, Navajo Nation 24 years old Hometown: Phoenix/Tuscon, AZ “I care about the individual people in my community, and I want their lives to be happier. There is a strong connection between the productivity in an economy and the quality of life of the people in that economy.” Joshua is a member of the Navajo […]

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CNAY-Brown Summer Scholarship for Native High School Students

The Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute (CNAY) has partnered with Brown University Pre-College Programs to award full-tuition, residential scholarships for two Native students to attend a Brown University Pre-College program during summer 2018. The CNAY-Brown Summer Scholarship covers tuition, room and board, application fees, and program fees. Travel support is also available for the two […]

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