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As a proud member of the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, I like to help foster cultural connectivity in others who seek to learn about their own cultural background. Through my beadwork, quillwork, and handcrafted moccasins I have made it my goal to provide appropriate Native American cultural awareness…

I’m a Navajo who lives in Pinon, Arizona who tries to help the kids far or near my community and I attend Youth Camps every year, I talk with young teens to continue in their education and do fun arts and crafts with the children. I won 2nd place competition…

Meet Kendrea Makaily, Tlingit and Haida, age 16. She has stepped up to the plate to become a We R Native ambassador because she would like to tell other Native teens and young adults more about the importance of knowing your culture, your heritage, where you come from, to be…

Kenny, Walker River Paiute Tribe, loves passing his enthusiasm on to others. Ever since I started receiving recognition for excelling in sports (football) and in school, I have been looked up to by Native youth from my community. For the past 3 years I have been working and talking to…

Karrena, Samish (WA), wants other Native youth to know that they have voice and power, even though they might feel alone at times. When Karrena was younger, her brother, sister, and she were the only Natives in school. Even now, Natives students make up only 2% of her high school.…

Kateri, Navajo (Dine) (NM), helps youth in her community and other communities to succeed by finding hope where it doesn’t seem to exist. Through her work with Honoring Native Lives, Kateri was part of the first youth group in the nation to organize a workshop. Although the process was stressful,…

Sago, Katie ni gya:soh , otahyo:ni: niwagesyaode: Gayogoho:no niwagohwejode. Hello, my name is Katie, my clan is wolf and my tribe is Cayuga. My reservation is Six Nations up in Canada but I live in New York. My mother has three kids, biologically, and I’m the only one that is…

Kaylene, Bethel, wants to get involved and start making a positive difference in his community. I need something different in my life. I want o make people happy and to help more with our elders. I’m good at communicating with others and I get along with everyone.