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N.E.R.D.S.

In February, Dahkota Brown held a gathering for Native youth from Northern California through a program he started called NERDS, which stands for NativeEducation Raising Dedicated Students. He brought together 9 different tribes & youth organizations, who brought almost 100 students & 23 boothsincluding colleges, health resources, scholarship opportunities, cultural resources, future career options, and many more.They had various keynote speakersand fun events planned throughout the day. The main event consisted of a scavenger hunt that gave all the booths an equal chance to have students gaininformation and required the students to work together.

Hi Auntie, I was put in foster care when I was two. I just found out that my mother and grandfather are apache, but I’m not sure how much my mother’s percentage is, and I don’t know what tribe!! How do I found out what tribe? He came from TX?!

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