Roman Chavez is a proud member of the Santo Domingo Pueblo. He currently lives in Oakland, California, and is a rising high school sophomore. Chavez took the Gen-I Challenge by committing to support youth of color in math – using a Rubik’s cube. At a young age, Roman Chavez noticed a lack of representation of […]
CONTINUE READINGThirteen interns from the Udall Foundation’s Native American Congressional Internship joined the Center for Native American Youth for a roundtable discussion at The Aspen Institute. The Udall internship places law students, graduate students, and undergraduate students in Senate, House, and federal agency offices to learn firsthand how the US government works with Native nations. This understanding of […]
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Haé! Hello in the Seneca language. pronounced Ha-ay This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the #FreshTracksAction Midwest Leadership Training in Chicago, Illinois. Fresh Tracks brings youth from urban and Indigenous communities together during a three-day expedition, using the outdoors as a background for transformative leadership development. Youth will learn valuable organizing skills, create community […]
CONTINUE READINGCama-i! Hello! in the Central Yup’ik language. pronounced cuh-ma-i This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about Native Voices Rising grants. Native Voices Rising Fund (NVR) is an innovative community-guided grantmaking collaborative designed to support organizing, advocacy and voter engagement in American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities.The 2018 NVR grant pool is now open […]
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