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Maria Martinez

Yah’teeh shi eya Maria Mary Martinez ye’she Ashihii nishlii haclishnee ba’sh’chiin, tlogi ei da shi’ma’naa’ni doo da shi chei. I am a full-blooded Indian, Navajo to be exact and I’m very proud of it. As a child I attended school at Thoreau Elementary. I then attended Taft Middle school then…
Categories: Identity, Identity and Native Pride

National Nutrition Month

What can you do during National Nutrition Month? Move Everyday. Being active can help you stay healthy, happy & fit. Finding an activity that’s fun is an important first step. Check out some traditional games! No matter what activity you enjoy doing, wherever you enjoy doing it, try getting 60…
Categories: Eating Well, Feeling Healthy, Fitness, My Body

National Suicide Prevention Week

Suicide is a troubling topic that most of us would rather not deal with, but suicide is a reality, and it is more common than we would like to think. By paying attention to warning signs, talking about the “unthinkable,” getting connected with family, friends, and our culture – we…
Categories: Depression, Mental Health Difficulties, My Mind, Suicide

Native Vote

Over 1 million eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives were not registered to vote in the last election. That’s 34% of the total Native population over 18. The Native Vote can have a game changing impact on elections at the local, state, and federal level, and that is why we…
Categories: Identity and Native Pride, My Impact, Sovereignty, Take Action

Native Youth Vote Poll

Sometimes seeing something in black and white brings it into clearer focus. The Native youth vote can make a difference in your community and future ifyou choose to exercise your voting privilege. Whether you are old enough to vote, or just thinking you might in the future, take a minute…

Native Youth Voting

Many of us have grown up listening to the adults around us complain about their representative government. For me, it seems that every family gathering has the adults talking about politics. I have heard their dissatisfaction with both – tribal, state and federal government. It’s interesting though that if you…
Categories: Identity, Identity and Native Pride, My Impact, Sovereignty, Take Action

Niitsitapi Nation

Community involvement is something that can start small and make a big impact. Jaycee Carrywater (Cheyenne/Lakota) and the Niitsitapi Nation know this, and started making big moves in June 2015. Jaycee and the Niitssitapi Nation, a Leadership Club at Ferris H.S. in Spokane, WA applied for and  received a We…
Categories: My Impact, Take Action

Preparing for College

Finally, it’s SENIOR year at long last! Like most rising high school seniors, I look forward to attending football games, planning for prom, ordering my senior pictures, taking my last SAT and ACT tests, and yes…applying to college. But planning for college shouldn’t wait until you’re officially a senior; planning…
Categories: Education, Life Hacks, Life Transitions, Managing School Pressures

Report Suicidal Content on Facebook

Facebook recently announced a new service that harnesses the power of social networking and crisis support to help prevent suicides across the United States and Canada. The service allows Facebook users to report a suicidal comment they see posted by a friend to Facebook using either the Report Suicidal Content…
Categories: Suicide

Starr GreenSky – Poem

I think that the best way to represent myself is to tell you where I come from. The best way to do that, in my opinion, is through a poem: I come from a race not easily forgottenLike my tribes’ sovereignty not easily gottenI come from a people that are…
Categories: Identity and Native Pride
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