The Center for Native American Youth is dedicated to improving the health, safety and overall well-being of Native American youth through communication, policy development and advocacy. The Center, founded by former US Senator Byron Dorgan, is a policy program within The Aspen Institute, headquartered in Washington, DC. The goal of the Center is to bring greater national attention to the issues facing Native American youth, especially youth suicide.
Special Guests:
President Jefferson Keel, National Congress of American Indians
Senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska
Senator Mark Begich, Alaska
Representative Tom Cole, Oklahoma
Yvette Roubideaux, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Indian Health Service, US Department of Health and Human Services
Larry EchoHawk, Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, US Department of the Interior
Pamela Hyde, Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services
Lillian Sparks Esq., Commissioner, Administration of Native Americans Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services
