Day Three & Four: Hill Day Meetings

The Champions began their Hill Day Meetings by appearing with Former Senator Dorgan of North Dakota at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) event. Senator Dorgan then introduced the Champions and welcomed them on stage to share their work and platforms with the audience. After all introductions were finished the Champions were presented with a gift for their accomplishments within their communities.   Following the NCAI recognition, the Champions […]

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Day Two: Champs Week

On Tuesday morning the Champions joined Juan Martinez, director of Fresh Tracks and Christie Wildcat, a Youth Advisory Board member and 2016 Champion for Change. The pair facilitated a workshop titled Community Action Session. The Community Action Session is a workshop that is dedicated to creation action plans for potential projects. Many of the Champions focused on their […]

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Native American Presidential Forum

Miss Indian World, Cheyenne Kippenberger, Seminole Tribe of Florida, reflects on her experience at the 2020 Native American Presidential Forum held at the University of Nevada Las Vegas earlier this month. The lingering smell of sage and the sound of drums echoed in the lobby of the UNLV Performing Arts Center on the morning of […]

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Generation Indigenous Spotlight: Maxihikio Neves

As part of the Generation Indigenous Initiative, the Center for Native American Youth works to provide a platform to uplift and empower Native youth voices. We continue our celebration of Native American Heritage Month, with the Gen-I Spotlight series to share about the amazing youth from the Gen-I Network. Youth were asked to answer a few questions about why the think Native […]

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