In May, CNAY Staff Nikki Pitre was invited to facilitate a deep-dive session as well as provide a closing keynote at the In Solidarity We Rise Conference in Atlanta, GA. In Solidarity is hosted by the National Crittenton, an organization that catalyzes social and systems change for girls and young women impacted by chronic adversity, violence and injustice. […]
CONTINUE READING
May 7-9, 2019 – The Center for Native American Youth welcomed the inaugural class of the Movement Builder Fellowship to Washington D.C. for their final convening. Austin Weahkee, Jarrette Werk, Maka Monture, Michael Charles, and JoRee LaFrance participated in various training sessions on advocacy, communications, press and media, project management, and grassroots fundraising The fellows […]
CONTINUE READING
The Academy is a one-of-a-kind program that offers three levels of coursework for Native youth to prepare and support their early career development. Levels 100 and 200 will be conducted online, and are free and open to eligible youth. Level 300 is the onsite NAFOA Leadership Summit. Academy students must complete Levels 100 and 200 to […]
CONTINUE READING
The Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute (CNAY) has partnered with Brown University Pre-College Programs to award full-tuition, residential scholarships for two Native students to attend a Brown University Pre-College program during summer 2019. The CNAY-Brown Summer Scholarship covers tuition, room and board, application fees, and program fees. CNAY-Brown Scholars have three […]
CONTINUE READING