NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH RESOURCES

ORGANIZATIONS

Building Blocks for Youth

Fact sheet on Native American Youth from a juvenile justice organization.

Native Adult Youth Ministry

Committed to ministering to Native American populations, both youth and adult, through evangelism, encouragement and equipping. Based in AZ and NM, USA.

National Indian Child Welfare Association
"NICWA provides public policy, research, and advocacy; information and training on Indian child welfare; and community development services to a broad national audience including tribal governments and programs, state child welfare agencies, and other organizations, agencies, and professionals interested in the field of Indian child welfare."

The National Indian Youth Program
P.O. Box 2140, Gallup, NM 87301-4711. Voice: (505) 722-9176; Fax: (505) 722-9794

Native Village

An online resource webzine geared for Native American youth.

Navigators - Native American Ministry
Led by a Native American couple out of Tucson, AZ, their goals are to "To plant Native-led disciple-making ministries with contextualized biblical principals, concepts, and resources within their own Native cultural perspectives."

Reznet News   
‘Newz and Viewz' by Native American Students.  Designed to help American Indian students get a taste of the journalism field, and provide a space for Indian youth online.

ARTICLES

Campbell, Ben Nighthorse. (30Sept02) "Problems facing Native American Youths: Oversight Hearing Before the Committee on Indian Affairs, US Senate." Diane Publishing Co., 83pp.

Fox, Kathleen, et al. (March05) "Native American Youth in Transition: The Path from Adolescense to Adulthood in Two Native American Communities." National Indian Child Welfare Association. PDF Document.

BOOKS

Nerburn, K. & Mengelkoch, L. Native American wisdom.
This small, powerful book is filled with speeches and writings of people of numerous tribes. They offer insights on Native American ways of living, learning, and dying.

VIDEOS

No Loitering: Finding a place in the world - Ellen Frankenstein, 57 min. "An intimate portrait of teenagers trying to understand their world and their possibilities...Set in the small town of Sitka, Alaska, home to a large Native American population, the video chronicles the creativity, concerns and dreams of youth growing up today." Available through: New Day Films

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Kathryn Q. Powers cCYS