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Higher Education at a Crossroads: #NextAmerica Event with AtlanticLIVE

On March 22, 2017, Center for Native American Youth staff attended an event at the Newseum hosted by AtlanticLIVE on the new administration’s take on higher education and how it will impact states. Higher Education at a Crossroads The first session of the morning, The Role of Congress, featured Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA) interviewed by AtlanticLIVE Contributor […]

Submit Your Short Films to Trinity Film Festival

Waqaa! Hello in the Yup’ik language! This Gen-I Native Opportunities Weekly (NOW) message shares information about Trinity Film Festival (TFF), a national platform for undergraduate filmmakers to exhibit their work to the widest possible audience of peers, professionals, and local audiences. TFF aims to provide a celebratory evening of cinematic dialogue that enables student filmmakers to […]

Poarch Band of Creek Indians Contributes $25K to Center for Native American Youth

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 […]

Kellian Staggers Awarded CNAY Scholarship to Attend Columbia University’s Summer Program for High School Students

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 […]