Voices of Native Youth

Adults make laws, but this young woman has a valid question about why alcohol is legal. She give three reasons why it should be illegal. #alcohol #alcoholic #drinking

Here’s why one student thinks you shouldn’t tell a Native youth to stay in school. Her reasons and solutions might surprise you. #nativeyouth #nativeamerican #educaiton #success #graduation #mentorship

Just because a kid doesn’t know what they want to do when they grow up doesn’t mean that they should drop out of high school. #graduation #success #nativeyouth #dropout

Danny is proud of his Native heritage, and he’d like to urge non-Natives to think before they dress up like an Indian. Find out why. #Regalia #costume #Nativeyouth #nativeamerican

If you have something important to say, you might want to learn how to speak up effectively in ways that don’t offend and win people over to your side. #ownvoices #socialjustice #outspoken #speakup #nativeyouth #nativeamerican

Society might think that the term ‘successful Native American’ is an oxymoron. It’s not. With a growth mindset, Native Americans CAN succeed.

Who needs energy drinks? Maybe no one. Before you get in the habit of drinking them, maybe you should read this! #energydrink #diabetes #obesity

Family members have the opportunity to act as good role models for Native Youth. One high school student explains how. #ownvoices #nativeyouth #navajo #nativeamerican

Poverty and Native Youth Native youth are subjected to all kinds of challenges and many hardships, but one thing is certain: poverty. It effects our Native youth in many ways. The reservation is full of the evidence of dysfunctional societies, from drunks to the chronically unemployed. The situation make Native youth feel helpless. They are […]

Native youth pay the price for the mistakes and choices that the adults in their lives make. A Navajo student speaks out on the price that she may pay.