This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the Obama Foundation Summit. On October 31st and November 1st, the Obama Foundation will welcome civic leaders from around Chicago, the US, and the world to a two-day immersive event in Chicago. The Foundation is inviting incredible young leaders who are passionate about social change and civic engagement […]
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A member of the Blackfeet Tribe (Amskapii Piikani) in Montana, Abbi Fitzpatrick grew up in a reservation border town near the “backbone of the world,” Glacier National Park. The seventeen-year-old dynamo is entering her senior year this fall at Cut Bank High School and dreams of someday attending an Ivy League university. She is both […]
CONTINUE READINGIn September 2017, CNAY staff visited the Akwesasne Mohawk community in northern New York to explore existing and potential supports for the local Two-Spirit community. Josie and Amber met with community members, service providers, and two of CNAY’s Two Spirit Project Advisory Panel (PAP) Members to gather varying perspectives on what is needed to support […]
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This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the Native Americans in Philanthropy #GenIndigenous Response Fund. The Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) #GenIndigenous Response Fund provides grants up to $5,000 to youth organizing groups responding to current moments in ways that build long-term power for Native youth. The first grant cycle awarded grants to ten grantees across the country! Grants […]
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