Thursday, June 29, 2017, Washington, D.C. — The Center for Native American Youth visited the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to hear a panel moderated by Kojo Nnamdi on reporting news in and about communities of color. We heard Sebi Medina-Tayac, Simon Moya-Smith, and Sharon Shahid discuss how the media shapes the perception of immigrant and minority communities and […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Center for Native American Youth and the National Indian Gaming Association are teaming up to co-host the 2nd Annual Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) Native Youth Summer Networking Reception in Washington, D.C. When: July 20th, 6:00pm – 7:30pm Where: National Indian Gaming Association 224 2nd St SE Washington, DC 20003 The goals of the networking event are to create […]
CONTINUE READINGThe Center for Native American Youth partnered with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Tribal Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center for a three-part webinar series on youth empowerment in Indian Country. On June 21, 2017, CNAY and SAMHSA featured 2017 Champion for Change Mariah Gladstone. She discussed her work as founder of Indigikitchen, an […]
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Thursday, May 4, 2017, Washington, D.C. — Twenty-eight Filipino youth from Mindanao, the southern region of the Philippines, participating in the Philippine Youth Leadership Program visited with CNAY at the Aspen Institute. In a roundtable discussion, the visiting young leaders learned more about indigenous peoples in the U.S., CNAY, and Generation Indigenous. Sponsored by Northern Illinois University and the U.S. Department of State, the […]
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