August -
Wrapping Up Summer!
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Suicide Prevention Month
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Hope for Life Day
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September has several events lined up to promote suicide prevention. We have National Suicide Prevention Month, National Suicide Prevention Week (September 8-14th), and World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th!
We hope to promote suicide prevention awareness on all tiers, from organizations, allies, community members, and survivors. We will do so by using a culturally-sensitive lens that resonates with AI/AN communities. The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention – AI/AN task force focuses on “Hope for Life Day,” which coincides with World Suicide Prevention Day! “Hope for Life Day” comes with a
Toolkit
to help those working with AI/AN communities implement a culturally tailored community-wide Hope for Life Day!
#WeNeedYouHere
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Healthy Native Youth:
Curricula Comparison Tool
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Are you interested in implementing a culturally-relevant health education curriculum, but not sure where to begin? The
Healthy Native Youth portal
includes a user-friendly
curricula comparison tool
that allows educators to view HNY curricula side-by-side. You can filter programs to compare them by age group, delivery setting, duration, cost, class size, and evidence of effectiveness.
This planning tool is a good first step to help you select a curriculum that fits the needs of your setting!
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Announcing!
The 2019-2020
NPAIHB
Tribal Youth Delegates
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Tribal Youth Delegates at the Joint QBM in Lincoln, CA in July.
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The NPAIHB Tribal Youth Delegate program is a year-long initiative for young Native American leaders working toward health equity in their communities. The program connects emerging Native leaders from Idaho, Oregon and Washington to people, institutions, and other resources that can amplify Youth Delegate’s voices within broader movements. During the program, Youth Delegates are encouraged to apply for the
We R Native
Community Service Grant to start or enhance a project that elevates the presence of Native youth in health promotion movements.
Tribal Youth Delegates met at the summer Joint Quarterly Board Meeting held in Lincoln, CA with the California Rural Indian Health Board and elected their officers. Each month, they connect virtually to learn from tribal and non-tribal organizations and leaders in the health sector. In January, they will meet at the Winter Quarterly Board Meeting hosted by the Tulalip Tribes in Washington.
Later in the year, they will have the opportunity to present workshops and participate in the
THRIVE
Conference, hosted in Portland, OR and with the Administration for Native Americans I-LEAD Youth Summit.
The 2019-2020 class of NPAIHB Tribal Youth Delegates includes:
Nakota Brown* (Quinault), Jeidah DeZurney* (Siletz), Thea George-Garcia (Colville), Isabelle Grout (Grand Ronde), Adilia Hart* (Umatilla), Cheydon Herkshan* (Warm Springs), William Lucero* (Lummi), Maiya Martinez* (Spokane), Miranda Matt (Colville), Sadie Olsen* (Lummi), Lindsey Pasena Little Sky* (Pueblo of San Felipe – Umatilla Representative), Savanna Rilatos (Siletz), Isis Sanchey (Yakama), Josiah Spino* (Warm Springs)
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Second Year Delegate
Read more about the Tribal Youth Delegates and their work
HERE
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The Tribal Youth Delegates Program is funded by the Administration for Native American’s I-LEAD grant.
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Tribal Youth Delegate Officers
Thea George (Public Relations Officer), Sadie Olsen (Secretary), Jeidah DeZurney (Co-Chair), William Lucero (Co-Chair), Lindsey Pasena Little Sky (Public Outreach)
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NPAIHB Youth Delegates attend the ANA Youth Summit
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Our "NPAIHB Tribal Youth Delegate" video was played before the Town Hall, with the Commissioner and other federal staff from the IHS, Office of Trafficking Persons, SAMHSA, and CDC in attendance!
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In July five of our
NPAIHB Youth Delegates
attended the
2019 I-LEAD Native Youth Summit
in Albuquerque, NM, alongside 100 Indigenous youth from the U.S., Hawaii, American Samoa, and Guam.
Over the week, participants led Teach-Back Sessions for their fellow-grantees – sharing their programs and cultures – created Digital Stories and visited the Petroglyph National Monument. On Wednesday, ANA Commissioner Hovland led a Native Youth Town Hall, where our Delegates were able to speak with leaders from across the federal government on their experiences, priorities, and recommendations. Click
here
to see the video!
More Resources:
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Summer Intern Attends Springboard Lab In Boston in Support of Native Youth
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"Fueled by the nervous energy that comes from the perfect combination of too little sleep, hot coffee, and humid mornings, I walked into the Boston Headstream conference proudly wearing my OXDX “Together We Rise” denim jacket. That’s right, I thought to myself, together, we do rise."
"This summer as an intern at the Board, I had the opportunity to travel to Boston with several members of the We R Native team for the Headstream: Springboard Innovation Challenge. Headstream--a new creation from global innovator of future economies, SecondMuse--is an organization dedicated to improving the wellbeing of teens from underserved communities through technology and design. Hosted in a beautiful warehouse-turned-art-studio in South Boston, the conference brought together an interesting mix of technology, business, and healthcare professionals."
"I valued my time at the conference and was encouraged by the 35 passionate and talented participants invested in improving the mental health of teens of color, lgbtq+ teens, and teen girls. Together, we spent the two days brainstorming and drafting solutions. One team came up with an app that encourages users to spend less time on their phones. Another team drafted a training manual to help adults better understand the experiences of their teenager. But even though the organizers and participants were well-intentioned, the innovation challenge quickly became a melting pot of ideas and identities."
"I started to wonder what my role there was. Although I was the “Native, youth perspective,” I had to fight the urge to drop the Native part at the door. Afterall, everyone wants a Native perspective until it’s critiquing and questioning their plans. For example, my team based our design on the assumption that most teens have internet access and use Spotify to stream music. I explained my concern about the accessibility of our product to Native teens because many tribal communities do not have consistent internet access. My team was understanding and polite, but one person bitingly stated, “That’s an issue that we don’t have time to solve here.” I brushed off the comment, but it revealed the reality of the conference. We weren’t designing for Native teens and communities."
"Usually in situations like this, I’m the only Native person in the room. I look for someone to vent to and end up sending a long string of exasperated, one-word texts to my sisters. But at the Headstream conference, I glanced at the table next to mine and saw Celena, Tana, and Shannon. I knew that at the next break I could share my frustration and they would get it. I bet something similar had even happened in their group. As Native women, we not only know what it feels like to be alone in a room and have our ideas blown over, but we also know how to support and celebrate each other."
"This is what made the Headstream conference special. I learned a lot from the speakers and participants and value every minute spent in Boston, but I will carry with me the support and encouragement that I felt from the We R Native team. It is that support that makes it possible to design alongside Native teens. Sitting in a room with my team members from the Board, I was reminded that together, we do rise."
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Lael Tate
Navajo
Lael is concluding her summer internship at the Board and will return to Columbia University for her senior year where she will receive a bachelor’s degree in Human Rights and Race and Ethnicity Studies. She has been working with several projects, including Healthy Native Youth. She was a part of a delegation at a conference in Boston.
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