CNAY Program Coordinator Teddy McCullough and Nicholas Courtney, a Native youth from the Makah and Modoc Nations, joined the Aspen Institute for aFacebook live discussion on how the Standing Rock Movement affects Native youth across Indian Country. Both panelists highlighted the importance of building alliances and elevating Native youth perspectives to a national platform. Watch and comment.
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On December 16, CNAY Program Manager Josie Raphaelito joined a panel discussion with the White House Council on Women and Girls, which held their final event on women and girls of color. At the event, the Council released an updated report to promote progress made over the past year. In attendance were more than 180 stakeholders, including philanthropic leaders, nonprofit leaders, […]
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During the first week of December, CNAY’s Erik Stegman traveled to Palm Springs to represent the Center for Native American Youth at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP) Tribal Youth Conference and the Office for Victims of Crime‘s annual Indian Nations Conference. At both events, Erik presented CNAY’s findings from youth roundtables, the Gen-I online survey, […]
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Nicholas Courtney, Makah Nation and Modoc Age: 24; Hometown: Auburn, WA Nick is a member of the Makah Nation and currently serves as the Senior Program Associate for the Native American Political Leadership Program and the INSPIRE Native Teens Initiative Project Manager at George Washington University. Prior to that, he worked as a Policy Assistant for […]
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