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March 19, 2026

Article / Press Release, Native News Online

Rising Leaders: CNAY Unveils 2026 Fellows Cohort

CNAY has announced the 2026 Fellows. The co-hort of two dozen aspiring Native leaders, ages 18-24, will convene on Cahuilla land in Palm Springs, Calif., later this month.

The Fellows’ shared curriculum focuses on sovereignty and self-determination. Designed for Native youth who aspire to serve their Tribal Nations as future leaders, decision-makers, and Nation builders, sessions will focus on building a practical understanding of sovereignty not just as a concept, but as it operates in real life – legally, financially, and institutionally.

Brave Heart Fellowship, California Native Youth Collective, Remembering Our Sisters, Fellows

February 28, 2025

News Roundup, Marin Independent Journal, California

Milestones: Good news about Marin people

The Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute named Lotte Whistling Bird Kizer, of Novato, one of its Brave Heart Fellows for 2025. The Brave Heart Fellowship provides pathways for youth leaders to enhance their skills as protectors of Native lands, waterways and sacred sites, and stewards for food sovereignty. Kizer, a citizen of the Washoe Tribe of Lake Tahoe, plans to help restore wildlife habitats for native animals in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.

Brave Heart Fellowship, Fellows, Washoe

February 28, 2025

Article / Interview / Radio, Northern California Public Radio, California

Local Indigenous youth selected for Brave Heart Fellowship

One of this year's Brave Heart Fellows is Alexio Lira, a Master's candidate in Data Science at UC Berkeley, and a member of the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians. Lira is working on a project to help Indigenous communities with energy independence.

"I’m really looking forward to talking, learning from indigenous advocate scholars and policy leaders. My work specifically is looking to explore the potential of floating photovoltaic systems for deployment in Native American communities and shed some light onto the regulatory barriers that might be impeding that development."

Brave Heart Fellowship, Fellows, Staff, Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians

February 5, 2025

News Roundup, Marin Independent Journal, California

In Your Town | Student honored by Indigenous center

The Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute has selected a Novato resident for its 2025 Brave Heart Fellowship program. Lotte Whistling Bird Kizer plans to work on habitat restoration for native wildlife, the center said.

Brave Heart Fellowship, Fellows, Choctaw Nation, Washoe Tribe of Lake Tahoe

February 2, 2025

Article, Times Standard, California

Hoopa youth named Brave Heart Fellow

The Center for Native American Youth at the Aspen Institute has announced the third cohort of the Brave Heart Fellowship...

One of the recipients is Danielle Frank (Hupa & Yurok) of Hoopa, who plans to study the impact of large-scale hydroelectric projects.

Brave Heart Fellowship, Fellows, Hupa, Yurok

December 13, 2024

Interview / Video, Redwood News, California

Brave Heart Fellow, Olivia Chase

“I think that the biggest reason that we have such a wildfire crisis right now is because of the removal of indigenous people from the land and like stewarding practices, especially with fire up here. I think that we need to be the ones, applying fire to the land.”

Brave Heart Fellowship, Fellows