For his GEN-I challenge, Rodney Dakota Strickland (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina), organized a three-day leadership workshop called Native Youth Seeking Knowledge (NYSK) for 18 Native American students across his county. The program focused on building leadership skills such as public speaking, communication and teamwork, and specific strategies for how they can implement these skills […]
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Persephone Eastman (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) used her Gen-I Challenge as a platform to mobilize her friends in a youth group called the Damakota and to vocalize her beliefs regarding the ‘Redmen’ mascot of a local school in her area. Persephone paid a visit to the school’s board meeting to speak out against the mascot’s name, […]
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Ashkii Hatathlie from the Navajo tribe founded Diné Millennials Today, which he describes as a forum for news, features, and analysis aimed at informing and empowering Diné youth. For his Gen-I Challenge, Ashkii created a Podcast to combine thought-provoking ideas, issues, trend analysis and discussions with Diné youth. To gain experience in the recording room […]
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To support Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards, Hot Wheels® Speedometry™ encourages inquiry and real-world, problem-based learning through play, hands-on activities and in-depth lesson plans. Developed by the University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, Speedometry™ is a free-to-use curriculum targeting fourth grade (8-9 year old) students. Comprised of two units with up […]
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