Helen John

CNAY INTERN NAPLP COHORT SPRING 2020 Helen.John@aspeninstitute.org Panruk Apaliq Helen John is from Anchorage, Alaska. Helen is Yup’ik and Inupaiq, and enrolled with the Nunakauyarmuit tribe in Toksook Bay, Alaska. Helen was born in Anchorage and raised in Mamterilleq, also known as Bethel. Bethel is a hub for surrounding villages off the Kuskokwim River and […]

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Angel Benally

CNAY INTERN NAPLP COHORT SPRING 2020 Angel.Benally@aspeninstitute.org Yá’át’ééh shik’éí dóó shidine’é. Angel Benally yinishyé. Show Low, Arizona déé’naashá. Tsé njíkini dine’é éí nishłí. Táchii’nii dine’é éí báshíshchíin. Kinyaa’áanii  dine’é éí dashicheii. Bit’ahnii dine’é éí dashináli. Angel Benally is from the Dine Nation. Angel is from the Cliff Dweller People clan. She is born for the […]

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Dr. Billie Jo Kipp

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH & EVALUATION Billie.Kipp@aspeninstitute.org Dr. Billie Jo Kipp is a member of the Blackfeet Tribe and has a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Dr. Kipp has dedicated her life to improving mental health in tribal communities through culture. Prior to CNAY, Dr. Kipp served as a facilitator for the Department of Veterans Affairs […]

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Jarrette Werk

COMMUNICATIONS LEAD  EMAIL: JARRETTE.WERK@ASPENINSTITUTE.ORG Jarrette Werk, A’aniiih and Nakoda of Fort Belknap Indian Community in Montana, is a junior at the University of Nevada Las Vegas studying multimedia journalism. Inspired by the lack of mainstream media coverage of the Dakota Access pipeline, Werk decided to pursue a degree in media. His work focuses on positively […]

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