It’s June and it is PRIDE Month! It's a time to celebrate and affirm one another and meet one another where they're at.
The word PRIDE can mean different things to different folks, but for American Indian/Alaska Native people, culture and identity are the heart & soul of our being. To meet each other where they are, it is important to be a supportive relative in community with our Two Spirit-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (2SLGBTQ+) people.
In observance of PRIDE month – cultural, sexual and gender – the HNY June issue spotlights inclusive HNY website resources. Enjoy this month’s issue and show your PRIDE in your own way!
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Two Spirit - LGBTQ+ Youth Educator Resources |
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According to We R Native’s 2020 Youth Health Tech Survey, youth reported the most important topic for them to learn about was identity (native identity or cultural pride). Nearly 40% of youth participants identified as Two Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, or Queer+ (2S-LGBTQ+).
As caring adults, planning for inclusive, holistic programming that affirms gender identity and sexual orientation are strength-based, cultural protective factors. Here are culturally-relevant health resources to support diverse youth and relatives.
Celebrating Our Toolkit
Brought to you by the Paths (Re)Membered Project, Celebrating our Magic Toolkit is a culturally-specific resource for AI/AN communities and aims to provide resources for transgender and Two-Spirit youth, their relatives, and their healthcare providers. Visit the Paths (Re)Membered website to order a free toolkit!
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NEW! HNY Resources 2SLGBTQ+ Page
Healthy Native Youth strives to have a website that is resourceful for educators and caring adults who engage diverse youth. The website has launched a new 2SLGBTQ+ resource page in the Resource Library, that pulls together inclusive videos, text message campaigns, toolkits, and lesson plans.
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Curriculum Spotlight: Respecting the Circle of Life Mind, Body, & Spirit
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Respecting the Circle of Life: Mind, Body, & Spirit is an STI/HIV and pregnancy prevention curriculum for Native American youth and their parents. Respecting the Circle of Life is evidence-based, proven effective by the Johns Hopkins Center for Indigenous Health with tribal partners through rigorous evaluation to promote positive youth development and reduce behavioral health risk factors underlying teenage pregnancy in Native communities.
The program gives youth ages 11-19 the knowledge and skills they need to protect themselves and engage in healthy relationships. It covers decision making, values, goal setting, communication, and prevention of alcohol and drug use.
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Implementation Toolbox:
Grow Phase ~ Share Successes and Lessons Learned
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The goal of the HNY Implementation Toolbox GROW phase is to sustain and grow your program. This phase is a time to reflect on what you are learning on the implementation journey - as you GATHER, CHOOSE, PREPARE, IMPLEMENT, and GROW. At this end of the cycle, use the knowledge you have gained along the way to keep the momentum going! It is a circle, so get ready to GROW from it!
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Text Message Campaign for Cultural PRIDE
Text NATIVE to 94449
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WeRNative.org is a multimedia health resource – for Native youth, by Native youth. The website includes health & wellness resources that address the social, structural and environmental stressors that influence adolescent health and personal goal setting.
iknowmine.org is a similar resource for Alaska Native youth. Cultural identification and pride are protective factors for youth.
Encourage Native youth to sign up to receive WRN’s weekly text message health tips, life advice and celebrations of NATIVE pride! Youth can text the word “NATIVE” to 94449.
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Wrapping up Year 5!
6/14/23: Community is Power!
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This is the last Community of Practice for the 2022-2023 school year!
You don’t want to miss out! Join us and hear how Community is a force in supporting our youth, families and communities!
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In Case You Missed It in May: Media Literacy is Power!
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We had an engaging conversation during the May Community of Practice about digital health and media literacy.
Click below to check out the full session and to download all the resources.
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Please take a Quick Survey - Planning for Year 6! |
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The HNY team is already planning for Year 6 that will kick off in the fall. We need your input to evaluate our current efforts and help select topics you care about.
Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey by clicking below so we can do right by you!
Thank you for your ongoing support!
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Message from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) |
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This season, remember that ✨EVERY✨ body is a summer body!! Make time to love yourself and your body this summer. 💃☀️
5 Ways to Celebrate Your Summer Body:
🙏 Practice gratitude for your body and all it does.
😎 Dress in a way that feels comfortable and suits your personality.
🙌 Know that measurements do not define your worth.
🥰 Have compassion with yourself.
👯♂️ Surround yourself with uplifting people.
Content reference: Thrive Wellness | "Every Body Is a Summer Body: Embracing Body Positivity This Summer"
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Healthy Native Youth Media Blitz |
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The Healthy Native Youth team was interviewed last month on their culturally relevant adolescent health curricula, tools and resources for American Indian/Alaska Native youth, parents and communities. Interviewers asked about the challenges that face Native youth, families and communities, but more importantly what are the unique initiatives offered by Healthy Native Youth and program partners to empower youth through culture and prevention.
Click to listen to hear the PRIDE in our interviews:
Michelle Singer (Navajo) and Taylor Dean (Puyallup), are the featured guests on BeingMe: A Teen Mental Health Podcast. BeingMe is a podcast created by the BeMe app, a mobile mental health platform to improve teen well-being.
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Michelle Singer was also a featured guest on American Indian and Alaska Native Living which can be heard on over 100 conventional radio stations throughout the U.S. and Canada as well as multiple podcast platforms and internet live streams hosted by the LifeTalk Radio and Native Voice One networks.
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Share the Healthy Native Youth Movement!
Like, Follow, Subscribe to our Resources
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1. Share this email with your colleagues.
2. Sign up for HNY updates by texting HEALTHY to 94449.
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