The Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute (CNAY) is excited to partner with the Mandan Hidatsa & Arikara (MHA) Nation on creating and supporting a local youth recognition program modeled after CNAY’s Champions for Change. Back in February, MHA Education Department staff accompanied two of their youth leaders to DC during CNAY’s “Champ […]
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Last year, Kellian Staggers attended Columbia University’s Summer Immersion Program for High School Students as our 2017 CNAY-Columbia Scholar. Kellian is Navajo from New Mexico, and chose to study neuroscience during her time in New York City. Kellian says that she learned a lot from the program — including that neuroscience might not be what she wants to […]
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Jessica Bradby, Pamunkey Indian Tribe 24 years old Hometown: King William, VA “It’s important that we expand economically so that we can provide for and take care of our members. This is less of a choice and more of a social responsibility, and social responsibility is the foundation of indigenous values. We take care of one […]
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On March 13, 2018, CNAY Program Manager Nikki Pitre traveled to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, VA, to participate in a panel on modern Indigenous womanhood. Nikki was invited to share her story and discuss how it led her to the work she does today. The panel was part of a series of campus events celebrating Women’s […]
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