HOW TO APPLY TO BE A CHAMPION FOR CHANGE, WRITE A LETTER TO CONGRESS, INDIGENIOUS SELF-CARE! (1580 hits)
For Immediate Release From Center For Native American Youth (CNAY)!
2024 Champions for Change applications are NOW OPEN! Apply to be one of five inspirational Champions for Change. Build your leadership and advocacy skills and receive support, resources, and opportunities during this year-long opportunity.
Consider applying if you are:
•Passionate about bettering your community •Between the ages of 14-24 •Self-identify as Native American or Indigenous •Reside in the United States
More information and applications can be found in our bio.
Questions? Email them to anthony.pochel@aspeninstitute.org and katy.stewart@aspeninstitute.org
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A self-care message from Louie Gong, Eighth Generation https://www.facebook.com/eighthgeneration founder and community artist & activist in honor of Self-Care Awareness Month!
You are not alone, your ancestors are always here guiding you.
A self-care message from Michael Linklater, Former Professional Canadian Basketball Player, Founder of Boys with Braids & International Speaker in honor of Self-Care Awareness Month!
✨I encourage you to do your best to live a good life and continue on a path that will make your ancestors proud✨
#IndigenousSelfCare
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CNAY #NativeYouth leaders call upon members of Congress to be #GoodRelatives amid the government shutdown in an open letter to Congress.
“A shutdown will disproportionately impact our Native and tribal communities for months if not years to come through a butterfly effect that harms numerous social services including food access, school funding, student transportation, and health care services.
More than 30,000 of our parents and caregivers are federal workers, meaning that 30,000 of our families face the potential consequences of a government shutdown. Without income, these parents and caregivers, who have committed their careers to public service, could be left unable to provide the food and basic needs we need to survive.
A government shutdown longer than one week would threaten the services we receive in school. Free- and reduced-lunch programs, Head Start programs, and other extracurricular services would be threatened. With over 40,000 Native youth in Bureau of Education schools and over 30,000 attending federally-funded Tribal Colleges and Universities, we are very concerned that a shutdown would have long-lasting effects on our education.
We call on Congress to be good relatives. Let us build a better tomorrow by ensuring that our today is funded and realized.”
Read more: bit.ly/46rfXVC
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We know connecting Native youth to pathways of civic engagement is critical to enact change. Youth are creating a brighter future through civic power rooted their culture and tradition. By providing culturally informed trainings rooted in traditional knowledge and financial resources, CNAY successfully supports youth-led initiatives. Our civic engagement programs provide sub-grants to youth to create Community Action Projects. These projects will be designed by youth to encourage their communities to become civically engaged at all levels, from tribal governments to federal elections.
