The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) and AT&T Center for Indigenous Politics and Policy at George Washington University will host the third annual Gen-I Native Youth Summer Networking Reception on Wednesday, July 18. Click here to RSVP. Each year, this event connects DC-based Native youth, ages 14-24, with other local indigenous youth and professionals. Recognizing […]
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To support Indigenous youth activists, the Center for Native American Youth launched the Gen-I Movement Builders Fellowship (MBF), a six-month intensive leadership development program that aims to strengthen the voice and role of Native American youth in broader social justice movements. The inaugural class – Michael Charles, Maka Monture, JoRee LaFrance, Austin Weahkee and Jarrette Werk – […]
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MEET THE GEN-I MOVEMENT BUILDERS FELLOWS Click here to learn more about the Generation Indigenous Movement Builders Fellowship. JoRee LaFrance, Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation, fights for clean water. As a technician for the Crow Water Quality Project, JoRee has identified uranium, E. coli, and coliform contaminants in her tribal waterways. Given the history of industrial development near her tribe’s lands, […]
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The all-new Generation Indigenous Movement Builders Fellowship (Gen-I MBF) is a six-month program for young Native American leaders working toward social justice. The fellowship connects emerging Native leaders to people, institutions, and other resources that can amplify Fellows’ voices within broader movements. At the end of the program, Fellows are awarded a modest Innovation Fund […]
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