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6/13 Gen-I NOW: Dartmouth Indigenous Fly-In Program

Kwai! Hello! in the Abenaki language pronounced kw-ay-ee This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the Dartmouth Fall Indigenous Fly-In Program. Dartmouth College’s Fall Indigenous Fly-In Program brings prospective students to Hanover, New Hampshire, to experience Dartmouth first-hand. Also known as the Native American Community Program, the fly-in takes place October 7-10, 2018. Participants meet […]

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6/6 Gen-I NOW: Fresh Tracks West Coast Leadership Training

Oppun towih? How are you? in the Miwok language. (pronounced ope-poon toh-wee) This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about the Fresh Tracks West Coast Leadership Training Expedition in Long Beach, CA. 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 […]

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Native Youth Autumn Adams Advocates for Foster Care Reform

The Center for Native American Youth partnered with the National Foster Youth Institute to increase Native youth participation in its Congressional Shadow Day program and host a roundtable discussion on Native foster youth issues. The following blog post was contributed by program participant Autumn Adams.  Watching my younger brother screaming and crying while being dragged down a […]

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Champion for Change EllaMae Looney Presents at ATNI

EllaMae Looney is 17 years old and an enrolled member of the Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakima Nation. This year, she will graduate from Nixyaawii Community School in Pendleton, OR. In the fall, EllaMae will attend University of Oregon on a full scholarship, where she will study linguistics to support more language preservation for her community. […]

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