The 3rd annual Fort Peck Youth Summit, held June 13-14, 2024 at the Thundering Buffalo Health & Wellness Center in Poplar, MT, was a remarkable event focused on celebrating local Native youth. Hosted by Fort Peck Tribes Health Promotion Disease Prevention (HPDP), the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute, American Indigenous […]
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By Nyché Andrew “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House.” – Audre Lorde Date of publication – The quote above suggests that better treatment of others cannot exist on the terms of the oppressor. In my first semester of college, I felt as if I was leaving my home and family in order […]
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Written by Nyché Tyme Andrew re·sil·ience /rəˈzilyəns/ noun the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. the ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity. In the study of environmental science, there are patterns that emerge in nature for ecosystems that undergo any kind of event. The term “resilience” is used […]
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January 24, 2022 WASHINGTON, DC: Today, the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute announced its 2022 Champions for Change class. The Champions for Change program is a Native youth leadership initiative designed to highlight positive stories of impact from across the nation. Each year, five inspirational Native youth, ages 14-24, are selected as Champions. Throughout the one-year commitment, youth receive experience based learning […]
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