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This Blog includes news and announcements pertaining to the Urban Indian community across the nation.
Members of NCUIH’s National Inaugural Youth Council (YC) and the 2019 YC participated in the Annual National American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) Hope for Life (Suicide Prevention Awareness) Day, and also completed their National Indigi-Wellness Champion Campaign on September 30th. NCUIH Youth Council with support from the United Indian Tribal Youth Inc. (UNITY), the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY), and National Urban Indian Organizations (UIOs) led social media marketing efforts (from July 2019 to September 9th, 2019).
Please join the National Caucus of Native American State Legislators (NCNASL) in partnership with the Administration for Native Americans at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Council of Urban Indian Health, Members of Congress for a Moment of Silence for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women.
September 16, 2019 (Washington, DC) – On Thursday, September 19, 2019, the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States will host a Legislative Hearing on H.R. 4153 (Rep. Ro Khanna), “Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act” in 1324 Longworth. NCUIH Board Vice President and CEO of the Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley Sonya Tetnowski will be testifying before the Subcommittee.
MEET TAYLOR FRANCISCO: 2019 YOUTH COUNCIL MEMBER
Yá'át'ééh, Shi ei Taylor Francisco yinishe. Hello, my name is Taylor Francisco and I am Navajo and originally from New Mexico. I am currently a Neuroscience and Behavior Major at Columbia University in New York City. I am also a member of the 2019 Youth Council for the National Council of Urban Indian Health. Our council aims to promote healthy coping skills and wellness for urban indigenous youth through our Indigenous Wellness Champion initiative. For me, what it means to be an Indigenous Wellness Champion is to share your knowledge of wellness and resiliency with your community. Wellness Champions also are always learning about new ways to improve their wellness in a holistic and culturally infused way.
"Since 2015, NCUIH and the Action Alliance along with NCAI, have worked to change the public conversation about suicide and promote resilience among AI/AN communities with the Annual National American Indian and Alaska Native Hope for Life Day on September 10. There is still much work to do to tackle this epidemic and we are proud of the NCUIH Youth Council’s important work on these efforts. Please join us in celebrating the resiliency of Indian Country by using the toolkit and encouraging youth to participate in our upcoming Indigi-Wellness Champion Campaign (Sept. 10 – 20)," said NCUIH Executive Director Francys Crevier.
Koolamaski/ Hello my name is Faith Bowman. I am from the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Nation in Wisconsin and I am a member of the Inaugural Youth Council for the National Council of Urban Indian Health.
On June 30, 2015, the National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH), in partnership with the Action Alliance’s AI/AN Task Force, put forward a resolution at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) Mid-Year Conference in St. Paul, Minnesota. The resolution, “Creating an Annual National American Indian and Alaska Native Hope for Life Day (Suicide Prevention Awareness Day),” was the outcome of a one-year collaborative effort by task force members.
My name is Shoshanna “Mah-Gah-Wah-See” Johnson and I’m a member of the Big Jim Band from the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma. Throughout my time on the Inaugural Youth Advisory Council, I’ve learned a lot about the importance of peer-to-peer support. Most of my friends and family members know that I work in suicide prevention so I’m very open to talking about mental health. It’s created a safe space for some of my friends to come to me for support whether it’s just being an open ear or helping them find resources specific to their needs. I’ve learned that it’s important for youth to know that being resilient does not mean that you still won’t face times in your life when you will have to deal with stress.