The Center for Native American partnered with Columbia University to offer a full tuition scholarship for one Native student to…
Darius Sparks Ignites Change through Native Youth Basketball Camps
Darius Sparks (Standing Rock Sioux) is a Gen-I Ambassador who partnered with the Sacred Pipe Resource Center in Bismarck, ND, to obtain…
Tianna Christensen and Little Wound High School Speak Up to Stop Youth Suicide
Tianna Christensen (Cheyenne River Sioux) plays varsity basketball for Little Wound High School, and came together with her team to…
Kaylee Thompson Gathers Friends and Family to Distribute Food in Hawaii
Kaylee Thompson is a Native Hawaiian, and for her Gen-I Challenge, she got her friends and family involved in volunteering…
Rodney Strickland Helps Youth Reconnect to Culture & Focus on the Future
For his Gen-I Challenge, Rodney Dakota Strickland (Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina), organized a three-day leadership workshop called Native Youth…
Persephone Eastman and Damakota Challenge the Redmen Mascot
Persephone Eastman (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate) used her Gen-I Challenge as a platform to mobilize her friends in a youth group…