Mariah Gladstone is a 2017 Champion for Change, decolonizing Native diets through her online cooking show Indigikitchen. Her videos teach viewers to create delicious meals from traditional ingredients that would have been found on the North American continent prior to settlers’ arrival. Mariah’s passion for this work comes from the knowledge that the disproportionate rate at which Native […]
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This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship! QuestBridge is a national nonprofit based in Palo Alto, California that connects the nation’s most exceptional, low-income youth with leading colleges and opportunities. The QuestBridge National College Match is a college and scholarship application process that helps outstanding low-income high school […]
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The Indian Health Service (IHS) released a new report Obesity and Overweight in American Indian and Alaska Native Children (AI/AN), 2006–2015 – with survey findings that studied obesity and overweight trends in AI/AN children from October 1, 2006 to September 30, 2017. Data was collected and used from each federally funded health care facility that serves AI/AN […]
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Hatito! Hello in the Shawnee language! This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the 2017-2018 Native American Journalists Association Scholarship! Native American Journalists Association is committed to increasing the representation of Native journalists in mainstream media and provides scholarship opportunities for high school, college and graduate students. Each year, NAJA offers annual scholarships ranging from […]
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