Native American

The 2023 Champions for Change Class of Native youth leaders are working to better their communities.

When tribes center sovereignty, Indigenous institutions and culture in their development processes they increase the probability of reaching their development goals and can build community wealth that is more in line with tribal values and lifeways.

Getting out the Indigenous vote can be challenging. Policymaking around voting issues needs to be more fair to Native interests.

Dr. Billie Jo Kipp advocates for better school structures and community coordination to improve the lives of Native youth.

As Native Youth address the most pressing issues in their communities, they continue to affirm the resilience and strength of indigenous people and their communities.

Explained through the voices of Native people themselves, Uprooted sheds a much-needed light on how the policies of the 1950s continue to impact our communities today.

This glossary should be a primer for anyone — in policy, media, or simply general conversation — who wishes to discuss the issues facing Native populations today.

This episode of Aspen Insight explores some of the biggest issues dividing the country and hurting its communities along with what can be done to repair the damage.

The Center for Native American Youth’s 2017 report details how young Native Americans are addressing community issues through their traditions.