The vision of the Seventh Generation Kinship Framework is to build lasting relationships between Native youth and caring adult mentors within their community employing the following strategies: The Seventh Generation […]
Media Type: Presentation
After School Native Mentoring Program
The After School Native Mentoring Program (ASMP) was developed using the four themes from the Gathering of Native American (GONA) curriculum to enhance the process of an afterschool program (Belonging, […]
The Importance of Culture in Uplifting Indigenous Youth
The Tribal Youth Resource Center’s Young Leaders will share their traditional arts, talents and stories that have contributed to their well-being and resilience. These culturally grounded coping methods serve as […]
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Promoting Trust and Respect for Our Youth
In this session, TYRC Consultant, Joe CrowShoe, and TYRC Events and Communications Coordinator, Hannah Ellman, will offer learnings from a new Tribal Youth Resource Center project and publication, the TYRC […]
Keynote Day 3 – Pat Sekaquaptewa
Presenter: Pat Sekaquaptewa, Hopi Justice, Hopi Appellate Court, Affiliated Assistant Professor University of Alaska-Fairbanks, Department of Alaska Native Studies […]
Keynote Day 2 – Missy Whiteman & Reuben Crow Feather
Keynote Day 1: Isabel Coronado
Presenter: Isabel Coronado, Ambassador, Center for Native American Youth […]
G4: Paving a Way to Partnerships: A Road Map to Cultivating, Engaging, and Retaining Native Youth Leadership
The panel will present varying perspectives on pathways to success for youth programming especially within the juvenile justice sphere. Partnering with those who have lived experience requires vulnerability, reflection, and […]
G3: Prevention & Intervention Strategies in Working with Native Gang-Involved Youth
Native youth gangs have increased dramatically over the past 20 years, bringing an increase of crime and posed dangerous health and safety challenges for youth, families, and Native communities in […]
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G2: A Cross-Comparison of Juvenile Drug Courts and Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts
This session will provide a cross-comparison of active juvenile drug courts and juvenile healing to wellness courts. Presenters will share both similarities and differences that make each court unique, including […]