Identity
What is a Native American? How can we be defined?
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History of Native Reproductive Health
It is no secret that the federal government has tried for centuries...
Know Your Rights: Medical Mistreatment
The medical mistreatment of Native people is routed in a very real...
I Strengthen My Nation: Caitlin
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), in partnership with We R...
What I Love About My Indigenous Features
As an Indigenous adult, I want to do everything I can to...
Being a Strong Indigenous Leader
Indigenous leadership is a hot topic these days. The truth is that...
Culture is Prevention
Our Stories Connect Us to Place and People
Indigenous people have always been some of the best storytellers, and recently...
Connecting to Our Land is Connecting to Our Culture
Our relationship with the land is a huge part of our culture...
Aurora / Connection
History Through a Native Lens
Timeline Overview This timeline of historically traumatic events was authored by Karina...
Native Pride
It is not documents that define us, but rather what is undocumented....
MMIWG (Murdered Missing Indigenous Women and Girls)
Mixed Identity
I belong to two different tribes: to the Shoalwater Bay Indian tribe...
Identity
JeMarie is a seventeen-year-old Californian of Native American descent, specifically Iroquois, Choctaw,...
Elder Teachings
How Does a Person Become Resilient?
A number of factors contribute to a person’s ability to be resilient...
What I am Thankful for
What I am Thankful For Tribal Ways I am thankful for our...
WRN Ambassadors
Represent We R Native
562
562: A photo project documenting all 562…now 566 tribes in the United...
Tiffany Benally
I am a young mother and wife. I was born in Fort...
Sequoia Dance
I Am Native. Sequoia Lynn Dance (Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, age 17) This is...
Poetry Slam: I Know this to be True
I know this to be true – that I do not like...
Native Youth Voting
Many of us have grown up listening to the adults around us...
Represent – Computer Medicine
Mattie Harper, Bois Forte Ojibwe, is a Ph.D candidate in Ethnic Studies...
Maria Martinez
Yah’teeh shi eya Maria Mary Martinez ye’she Ashihii nishlii haclishnee ba’sh’chiin, tlogi...
Imelda Martina Sanchez
I am Imelda Martina Sanchez. I am a Native and Mexican American...
REPRESENT
Kayla Gebeck, Red Lake Ojibwe, studies linguistics and Native American Studies at...
iLL Mind Of Ghost Dog: The Most Dangerous Native
As you ladies and gents read the title of my blog, “The...
I Am Indian Country
Respect, honesty, love, bravery, humility, truth and wisdom are our cultural values....
We Are Still Here
What is today’s young Native American’s life like? What are the challenges...
Erika Ramirez
My experience at the NIHB Native Youth Health Summit, was one of...
Culture is Prevention
Culture is Prevention: Native youth and elders explore underage drinking. Filmed at...
Identity-Geronimo E-KIA
Geronimo was a product of his environment. A human. One with flaws....
Constance Owl
Hi everyone. I am Constance Owl, an enrolled member of the Eastern...
A Native Candidate’s Story
When Barbara Vicknair (enrolled citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians...
Miss Indian Nations
A short conversation with Shanoa Pinkham (Yakama), 2011 Miss Indian Nations.
Smudging
Have you ever been at a powwow or a ceremonial gathering and...
Tribal Sovereignty
After over 300 years of history, the question of Indian tribal sovereignty is...
Jaecie’s Story
Who’s important in your life? Who makes you happy? Jaecie gives us...
Identity-Smoke Signals
A funny clip from the movie, Smoke Signals. How to be...
Identity-Proud Native American
A video poem that honors Anishinaabe heritage. The poem illustrates a young...
1/2
Monika lost her identity…but her identity never lost her. Instead of feeling...
Identity In College
Finding yourself and discovering your identity is part of life. Ah-in-nist shares...
Honor
Hannabah tells us a little bit about herself and what it means...
