CNAY | Native Youth

Meet the 2026 Champions for Change – six remarkable youth leading impactful change within Indian Country & beyond: cnay.org/announcing-the… We look forward to working with each of you this year & can't wait to see all the wonderful things you accomplish. Congratulations!

Join us on 2/10 for a conversation with the 2026 Champs about issues impacting young people across the country — from education & economic development to mental health & sovereignty. 🏆 Not in DC? The event will be livestreamed as well. Link in our bio (or QR code) to register🔗

🌎 Where in the World is CNAY? We're starting the year with impactful events here in DC. If you’ll be nearby, we’d love to connect! 🔗 #NativeYouth #CNAY #CreatingChange #LGBTQTaskForce #TribalCollegesAndUniversities #AIHEC Featured art by 2025 Creative Native Artist Rulan H.

Is it just us or does it feel like 2026 is already 𝘧𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 by? 🏃🏽💨 That's why we're giving you a few extra days to submit your application for the CNAY Fellowship... 🌲 Brave Heart ❤️ Remembering Our Sisters 🐻 CA Native Youth Collective Apply by Sunday! Link in bio 🔗

2026 marks our 15th anniversary & we want to hear from the alumni who helped build CNAY into what it is today. If you participated in any program from 2011-2025, please visit the link in our bio to complete the survey by 2/1! 🔗 *Must include contact info to be entered in raffle

CNAY Fellowship applications close NEXT WEEK! ⏳ Join the California Native Youth Collective cohort – available to Native youth who reside in California & want to make an impact– swipe through to learn more & apply by January 14! Get started today at the link in our bio 🔗

CNAY Fellowship applications close NEXT WEEK! ⏳ Join the Remembering Our Sisters cohort – available to femme-identifying Native youth who are passionate about MMIP justice – swipe through to learn more & apply by January 14! Get started today at the link in our bio 🔗

CNAY Fellowship applications close in ONE WEEK! ⏳ If you're interested in joining the Brave Heart cohort - available to Native youth in the Pacific Northwest who are passionate about climate justice - learn more & apply by January 14! Get started at the link in our bio 🔗

Apply to be a 2026 𝑪𝑵𝑨𝒀 𝑭𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑶𝑾 by January 14 🗓️ Click through to learn more about the program, eligibility & how to apply. Which cohort do you want to join? Brave Heart, Remembering Our Sisters or CA Native Youth Collective?🌲❤️🐻 Link in our bio to get started 🔗

2025 Creative Native Winners: 🪶Grand Prize: Sikuyva Sawavendewa (Hopi) 🪶20-24: Halcyon Levi (Southern Cheyenne, Arapaho & Kiowa) 🪶15-29: Kenneth H. (Catawba) 🪶10-14: Chamish Ashoyn D. (Pala, SGBMI, Torres Martinez & Pomo) 🪶5-9: Aaden T. (Ponca) Full gallery link in bio 🔗

Join us for our❗LAST 2025 WORKSHOP❗to learn about the history of democracy. Our free, virtual trainings equip emerging young leaders (11-24) with the knowledge & skills necessary for community action. Participants can receive funding in 2026! Registration link in bio 🔗

Drumroll please… 🥁 Applications for the 2026 CNAY Fellowship are officially 𝑶𝑷𝑬𝑵! Swipe ➡️ to learn more about the program & scroll back in our feed for a refresher on the 3 cohorts🌲❤️🐻 Visit the link in our bio to apply by January 14! 🔗

Each year, California Native youth join a movement of leaders passionate about local transformation. In 2026, they will develop community projects to help advance state policy & become part of the larger CNAY Fellowship 🐻 Interested in the 2026 CNYC cohort? Check back TOMORROW!

Each year, femme-identifying Native youth embark on a collective healing journey. This year, they will create digital pieces that advance the MMIP movement & become part of the larger CNAY Fellowship. ❤️ Interested in the 2026 Remembering Our Sisters cohort? Check back Thursday!

Each year, Native youth from the PNW join a cohort of aspiring leaders with a passion for environmental justice. In 2026, they will develop community projects & become part of the larger CNAY Fellowship. 🌲 Interested in the 2026 Brave Heart cohort? Check back later this week 🔗

Creative Native submissions are due SUNDAY ‼️ This is a chance for young Indigenous artists (5-24) to have their work uplifted & win up to $1,000. 💸 Submit your art inspired by what you hold 𝓼𝓪𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓭 at the link in bio. #NativeArt #ArtContest #RepresentationMatters

🌎 Where in the World is CNAY? From ABQ & DC to SEA & DEN - we're ending the year the same way we started: in community with our partners, relatives & youth. If you’ll be nearby, let us know — we’d love to connect! 🔗 #CommunityBuilding #StaffRetreat #ChildWelfare

Tell Us How You Play!! @AspenInstSports is gathering feedback from young people about their participation & feelings about sports (link in bio 🔗). Children 10-18 are invited to take the anonymous National Youth Sport Survey by 11/30. #ProjectPlay #YouthSports

Run out of time to apply to be a 2026 Champion for Change? We got you!! You now have until Sunday, NOVEMBER 2 ⏱️ Visit the link in our bio to submit. 🔗 Questions? Just ask! We're here to help. 🏆 #ChampionsForChange #NativeYouth #IndigenousExcellence #Extension #CNAY

⚠️REMINDER⚠️ Creative Native is open through 11/30! This is a chance for young Indigenous artists (5-24) to have their work uplifted & win up to $1,000. 💸 Submit your art inspired by what you hold 𝓼𝓪𝓬𝓻𝓮𝓭 at the link in bio. #NativeArt #ArtContest #RepresentationMatters