March 21, 2017, Washington, DC — The Poarch Band of Creek Indians recently contributed $25,000 to the Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute (CNAY) in support of CNAY’s mission to increase opportunity and decrease barriers to success for young Native Americans. Robbie McGhee,Vice Chair of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, has served […]
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The Center for Native American Youth partners with Columbia University each year to offer a full-tuition, residential scholarship for one Native scholar to attend Columbia’s Summer Program for High School Students. During the 3-week summer immersion program, outstanding high school students explore their intellectual curiosity and interests in one area of study for an intensive college […]
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On March 19, the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) was invited to join a dinner conversation with 10 Native youth from the Blackfeet Nation visiting Washington, DC through a high school exchange initiative. The exchange program was made possible through a partnership with the Sidwell Friends School in Washington, DC. The students from Montana organized their […]
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As part of Generation Indigenous (Gen-I), the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) and the Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) have selected the inaugural class of Gen-I Career Success Fellows. Through the partnership, CNAY is helping to connect their Gen-I National Native Youth Network with NAFOA’s network of leaders in finance, business, and tribal economic development to build career opportunities […]
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