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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
Article, Times Standard, California
Young leaders join the California Native Youth Collective
The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) has announced the 2025 cohort of the California Native Youth Collective (CNYC). This year’s Fellows will join a growing network of Native youth leaders from across the state of California ready to hone their leadership skills, amplify their voices and advocate for their communities at the tribal, local, state and national level.
California Native Youth Collective
Article / Interview, Appeal-Democrat, California
Aspen Institute surveys Native American youth in California
The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute has released research regarding the national Native youth population.... Sophia Madrigal, a [CNYC] Ambassador, member of the Cahuilla Band of Indians Tribe and current Harvard University student, spoke of the need for research like CNAY’s.
California Native Youth Collective, Research & Data, Fellows, Cahuilla Band of Indians
Interview / Video, CBS News Sacramento, California
Sacramento proposes guaranteed basic income for foster youth
CNYC Ambassador Ignacio Taylor discusses his experiences with the foster care system.
California Native Youth Collective, Foster Care, Youth, Wichita and Affiliated Tribes
Article / Interview, San Fernando Valley Sun, California
Indigenous Pacoima Youth Appointed as Ambassador to the CA Native Youth Collective
2024 California Native Youth Collective Ambassador Ethan Molina discussing the need for access to education, their experience growing up in Pacoima and the need for Indigeneity
California Native Youth Collective, Fellows, Huichol