Ya’at’eeh! My name is Savannah Lee Smith and I am born for the Yucca Fruit Strung Out in a Row…
An Open Letter to High School Seniors
By: Alicia Reuben, Nez-Perce, Seminole, Menominee, & Muskogee, senior at Clearwater Valley High School Dear High School Seniors, This pandemic…
National Awareness Day for our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
The crisis of missing and murdered Native women and girls is alarming and a tragic reflection of the spectrum of…
CNAY’s Youth Advisory Board Members Receive UNITY’s 25 Under 25 Award
Washington, D.C., May 04, 2020 – The Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) celebrates with UNITY, Inc. recognizing three members of our Youth Advisory Board (YAB)…
Stay Home, Stay Safe, Save Lives
By: Shaandiin Parrish, Navajo Nation, Miss Navajo Nation On Friday, March 13, 2020, I was in a meeting with the…
Why is it important for Native youth to show unity? Why climate change now?
By: Maka Monture-Päki, Tlingit & Mohawk, 2018 Generation Indigenous Movement Builders Fellow The theme for Earth Day 2020 is climate action. The enormous challenge…