Native Youth

This webpage highlights resources to help raise awareness of the many struggles, challenges, and triumphs of Alaskan Native and American Indian youth, including youth who identify as Two-Spirit or Native LGBTQ+. The webpage also includes a video explaining the origins of the term “Two-Spirit” in Native American cultures. Learn more.  ...

In this webinar series (PDF, 2 pages), presenters will share strengths and experiences around uplifting and supporting Native youth. The series is designed for Tribal health educators, teachers, parents, prevention specialists, and other adults who share a passion for improving the lives of Native youth. Webinar topics include:  Sexual Health 101: ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) shares resources to help child welfare professionals support the health, well-being, and cultural connectivity of Native youth while they journey into adulthood. Learn more. 

This three-part webinar series supports Tribal child welfare professionals in building knowledge and identifying strategies to increase their understanding, acceptance, and support of LGBTQIA2S+ youth and families. Recorded sessions include:  Part 1: Foundations of Gender Diversity   Part 2: Origins of the Gender Binary  Part 3: Celebrating Gender Diversity  Learn more.  ...

This tip sheet (PDF, 7 pages) offers actionable guidance to Tribal child welfare programs and caseworkers for supporting Indigenous youth in foster care. The tip sheet outlines strategies to help these youth strengthen their connections to their Tribe, culture, and traditions and access resources to navigate their foster care experiences ...

This document (PDF, 4 pages) contains a list of resources about the importance of Tribal resource families in supporting reunification and ensuring the child’s connection to their extended family and Tribal community. The resource list includes publications, tools, trainings, agency and organization websites, webinar recordings, and more. Learn more (PDF, ...

This report (PDF, 212 pages) presents findings and recommendations from the Not Invisible Act Commission to address and reduce the tragic consequences of the crisis of missing, murdered, and trafficked American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN). Learn more (PDF, 212 pages). 

This virtual game tests players’ knowledge of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Heritage Month. The quiz covers topics like AI/AN educational attainment, population, veterans, and more. Learn more. 

This brief (PDF, 30 pages) discusses traditional approaches to peer recovery support services (PRSS) in American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Tribes and their role in sustaining Tribal substance use disorder (SUD) recovery today. The brief describes the history of PRSS in Tribal communities, explores the importance of cultural responsiveness in peer ...

DOI funded the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) to conduct interviews with Indian boarding school survivors across the nation to create a permanent oral history collection. NABS will begin scheduling interviews with students in Fall 2023. Learn more and register.  ...