By: Owen Oliver, 2020 Champion for Change This piece was written and curated on the lands of the Tlingit People in Ketchikan, Alaska. The Center for Native American Youth through the Aspen Institute sits on the traditional and contemporary lands, shared waters, and medicinal knowledges of the Anacostan, Piscataway, Pamunkey people. You can learn more […]
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Yá’át’ééh, hello, my name is Shandiin Herrera and I am a proud citizen of the Navajo Nation. I live in Monument Valley, Utah on the Navajo reservation. In the recent weeks as COVID-19 has been on a rapid spread, our community has slowly begun to respond. Our schools have closed down, our tribal park and welcome center have also […]
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Dear Native Youth, Amid the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, how are you staying safe? What is your community doing to stay healthy? What are you feeling? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! Share with us what your community is doing to care for others and elders. Whatever you’re doing, we want to know and highlight it […]
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18 March 2020 Growing up, some kids want to be doctors, lawyers or police officers, but not me. Ever since I was a little girl, I always knew I wanted to be a teacher. When I was a high school senior, I told my mom, “I’m going to teach at Hays someday.” She was always […]
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