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Tracy L. Canard Goodluck (she/her) is a proud member of the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin and is also Mvskoke Creek.…

María Samaniego (she/her) is a nonprofit leader who has dedicated the last 18 years to improving access to opportunities in…

Katy Stewart (she/her) joined the Center for Native American Youth in July 2023 after five years with the Aspen New…

Jamie Levitt (she/her) brings nearly a decade of strategic communications experience to CNAY, having sat in various roles across public…

Tahnee Poafpybitty (she/her) is an enrolled member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, descending from Chief Little Raven, a Sandcreek…

Samantha Hintz (she/her) is an enrolled member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, born and raised in…

Neely Bardwell (she/they) is Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians with her family – the Kenoshmegs – being one…

Ian Teller is Diné (Navajo) and from Tsaile, Arizona, a beautiful community on the Navajo Nation. He is a 2024…

Christina Kracher (she/her) is a proud member of the Little Shell Chippewa Tribe of Montana. She brings nearly 15 years…

Alyssa Mosley (she/her) is a citizen of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation and a passionate advocate for Indigenous representation, cultural…

Melissa Clyde, MSW (she/her) is an accomplished Diné social worker, consultant and advocate dedicated to driving transformative system change for…

Roxy Sprowl (she/they) – Bezhigonoodinkwe, or First Wind Woman – is a former-foster youth turned consultant and nationally recognized public…

O’mastewin (O’ma) Foster (she/they) – “First Day of Light Woman” – is of the Blackfeet Nation, Assiniboine and Dakota Peoples…

Tristan Espinoza (he/him) is a writer and proud Osage Native from outside Dallas, Texas. He is a recent graduate of…