CNAY Staff sat down with Executive Director Erik Stegman to chat about his work with LGBTQ+ youth and his experience as a Native and LGBTQ+ professional. Erik is Carry the Kettle First Nation (Nakoda) and serves as the Executive Director at the Center for Native American Youth. Before joining the CNAY team, Erik led field outreach […]
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The Center for Native American Youth, in partnership with Columbia University’s Summer Immersion Program for High School Students, selected Native high school students for full-tuition, residential scholarship to attend a 3-week pre-college program during summer 2019 in New York City. This year, CNAY worked with Columbia to identify two Native youth who are making an […]
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In May, CNAY Staff Nikki Pitre was invited to facilitate a deep-dive session as well as provide a closing keynote at the In Solidarity We Rise Conference in Atlanta, GA. In Solidarity is hosted by the National Crittenton, an organization that catalyzes social and systems change for girls and young women impacted by chronic adversity, violence and injustice. […]
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May 7-9, 2019 – The Center for Native American Youth welcomed the inaugural class of the Movement Builder Fellowship to Washington D.C. for their final convening. Austin Weahkee, Jarrette Werk, Maka Monture, Michael Charles, and JoRee LaFrance participated in various training sessions on advocacy, communications, press and media, project management, and grassroots fundraising The fellows […]
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