Join our first DII training of the year! This FREE virtual training workshop to explore the powerful history of Indigenous democracy and how its principles continue to shape community leadership today. Register 🔗 aspeninstitute.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

🌎 Where in the World is CNAY? This spring, we're traveling coast to coast (& abroad)! If you’ll be nearby, let's connect 🔗  #NAPCON26 #SkollWF #VA250 #UNPFI #HIPConference2026 #NCAI #sovereignty #NativeYouth #Philanthropy Featured art by 2025 Creative Native Rulan H.

In response to the catastrophic flooding in Hawai'i, we are offering five $1,000 microgrants to Native youth who want to help rebuild. Learn more & apply for funding to support community-centered relief efforts & services: aspeninstitute.surveymonkey.com/r/LY9SHM3

The story of America250 changes through a Native lens. CNAY & @nativenewsonline.bsky.social invite Native youth (18-24) to share your voice & help reshape the narrative. Submit an essay by May 1 for your chance to be published & win up to $300.

Official Rules: National Native Youth Essay Contest

America 250: A Republic Built on Native Land National Native Youth Essay Contest Purpose As the U.S. nears its 250th anniversary, its history takes on a very different shape through a Native lens. Nat...

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Introducing the 2026 CNAY Fellows! These 24 aspiring Indigenous leaders are united by a drive to better communities. Next week, all 3 cohorts will convene as one on Cahuilla land (Palm Springs) to begin their journey. Learn more: www.cnay.org/2026-cnay-fellows-embark-on-a-journey-of-community-impact

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Jamie Levitt, jamie.levitt@aspeninstitute.org Center for Native American Youth Fellows Embark on a Journey of Community

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🌎 Where in the World is CNAY? This spring, we're traveling coast to coast (& even abroad)! If you’ll be nearby, we’d love to connect: cnay.org/events #NativeYouth #CNAY #ChildWelfare #NAPCON2026 #SkollWF @skollfoundation.bsky.social Featured art by 2025 Creative Native Artist Rulan H.

HAPPENING NOW: join a panel discussion with our 2026 Champions for Change, moderated by Dawson Her Many Horses! Hear about the issues impacting young people across the country — from rural education & economic development to mental health & sovereignty: www.youtube.com/live/NEA0WYk...

2026 Champions for Change Panel Discussion

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Introducing the 2026 Youth Advisory Board (YAB) Executive Committee! 🔹 Chair: Katie Lynch (Potawatomi) 🔹 Vice Chair: Joshua Ching (Kanaka ʻŌiwi & Uchinānchu) 🔹 Secretary: Tayler Higgins (Yup’ik, Dena’ina & Suqpiaq) Read more: www.cnay.org/yab-announce...

CNAY’s Youth Advisory Board Announces 2026 Executive Committee - Center for Native American Youth

Native youth are in the driver’s seat of the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY), guiding all the work we do. One of the most important ways we seek

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Meet the 2026 Champions for Change – six remarkable youth leading impactful change within Indian Country & beyond: www.cnay.org/announcing-the-2026-champions-for-change/ We look forward to working with each of you this year & can't wait to see all the wonderful things you accomplish. Congrats!

Announcing the 2026 Champions for Change! - Center for Native American Youth

The Champions for Change class of 2025 is comprised of five remarkable Native youth leading impactful change within their communities.

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Join us on 2/10 for a conversation with the 2026 Champions for Change about issues impacting young people across the country — from education & economic development to mental health & sovereignty. 🏆 Not in DC? The event will be livestreamed as well. Link in our bio (or QR code) to register 🔗

🌎 Where in the World is CNAY? We're starting the year with impactful events in DC. If you’ll be nearby, we’d love to connect! 🔗 #NativeYouth #CNAY #CreatingChange #LGBTQTaskForce #TribalCollegesAndUniversities #AIHEC Featured art by 2025 Creative Native Rulan H. (Apache, Comanche & Seminole)

Is it just us or does it feel like 2026 is already 𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 by? 🏃🏽💨 That's why we're giving you a few extra days to submit your application for the CNAY Fellowship... 🌲 Brave Heart ❤️ Remembering Our Sisters 🐻 CA Native Youth Collective Apply by Sunday: aspeninstitute.tfaforms.net/wfeQa7o

2026 marks our 15th anniversary & we want to hear from the alumni who helped build CNAY into what it is today. If you participated in any program from 2011-2025, please visit the link in our bio to complete this survey & share your input by 2/1! 🔗 *Must include contact info to be entered in raffle.

CNAY Fellowship applications close NEXT WEEK! ⏳ Join the California Native Youth Collective cohort – available to Native youth who reside in California and want to make an impact – swipe through to learn more & apply by January 14! Get started today at the link in our bio 🔗

CNAY Fellowship applications close NEXT WEEK! ⏳ If you're interested in joining the Remembering Our Sisters cohort – available to femme-identifying Native youth who are passionate about MMIP justice – swipe through to learn more & apply by January 14! Get started today at the link in our bio 🔗

CNAY Fellowship applications close in ONE WEEK! ⏳ If you're interested in joining the Brave Heart cohort - available to Native youth in the Pacific Northwest who are passionate about climate justice - swipe through to learn more & apply by January 14! 🌲 Get started at the link in our bio 🔗

Apply to be a 2026 𝑪𝑵𝑨𝒀 𝑭𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑾 by January 14 🗓️ Click through to learn more about the program, eligibility & how to apply. Which cohort do you want to join? Brave Heart, Remembering Our Sisters or CA Native Youth Collective?🌲❤️🐻 Link in our bio to get started 🔗

Looking to make an impact? Join us for our❗LAST 2025 WORKSHOP❗to learn about the history of democracy. Our free, virtual trainings equip emerging young leaders (11-24) with the knowledge & skills necessary for community action. Participants can receive funding in 2026! Registration link in bio 🔗

Drumroll please… 🥁 Applications for the 2026 CNAY Fellowship are officially 𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑵! Swipe ➡️ to learn more about the program & scroll back in our feed for a refresher on the 3 cohorts🌲❤️🐻 Visit the link in our bio to apply by January 14! 🔗

Each year, California youth join a movement of Indigenous leaders passionate about local transformation. In 2026, they will develop community projects to help advance state policy & become part of the larger CNAY Fellowship 🐻 Interested in the 2026 CA Native Youth Collective? Check back TOMORROW!

Each year, femme-identifying Native youth embark on a collective healing journey. In 2026, they will create virtual storytelling pieces that advance the MMIP movement & become part of the larger CNAY Fellowship. ❤️ Interested in the 2026 Remembering Our Sisters cohort? Check back Thursday!

Each year, Native youth from the PNW join a cohort of aspiring leaders with a passion for environmental justice. In 2026, selected applicants will develop community projects & become part of the larger CNAY Fellowship program. 🌲 Interested in the 2026 Brave Heart cohort? Check back later this week.

Executive Director Tracy Goodluck wrote about what it actually looks like when Native youth lead from their cultural roots. Honestly, it's the kind of thing that hits different when you're trying to figure out how to create change while staying true to who you are. Link in bio 🔗

🌎 Where in the World is CNAY? From Albuquerque & DC to Seattle & Denver - we're ending the year the same way we started: in community with our partners, relatives & youth. If you’ll be nearby, let us know — we’d love to connect! 🔗 #CommunityBuilding #StaffRetreat #NativeYouth #ChildWelfare #NCAI

Meet Aiyana Desnomie — a storyteller whose voice often comes through dance, allowing her to travel across Turtle Island with her family. We had the privilege of visiting with Aiyana outside of the powwow circle to hear her perspective on the power of speaking & preserving her language.

In light of the uncertainty in #SNAP funding, CNAY is offering microgrants to support urgent food security & nutrition access for Indigenous communities. These funds are available to Native youth (ages 11-24) organizing community feeds or food drives/distribution. Apply at the link in our bio. 🔗

We are taking extra time during #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth to honor every young leader, dreamer & changemaker who carries our Nations forward. 𝚈𝙾𝚄 are the future. Stick around all month long as we share youth stories and expert insights, in partnership with @aspenrisinggen.bsky.social!

Tell Us How You Play!! #ProjectPlay is gathering feedback from young people about their participation & feelings about sports (link in bio 🔗). Children 10-18 are invited to take the anonymous National Youth Sport Survey by 11/30. #YouthSports

Run out of time to apply to be a 2026 Champion for Change? We got you!! You now have until Sunday, NOVEMBER 2 ⏱️ Visit the link in our bio to submit. 🔗 Questions? Just ask! We're here to help. 🏆 #ChampionsForChange #NativeYouth #IndigenousExcellence #Extension #CNAY

"Looking back on high school, we know the necessity of DEI does not derive from superiority, but of the disparities that haunt us at every step of life." Link in bio. 🔗 This piece was co-authored by students affiliated with @nwlc.org & CNAY. The content reflects the beliefs only of the authors.