Authors: Katy Stewart & Cheyenne Brady-Runsabove

Publication Year: 2024

Keywords: Culturally Informed Care, Health Care Access, Mental and Behavioral Health, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Substance Use, Suicide and Suicide Prevention, Traditional Healing, Youth, Voting, Civic Engagement, Education, Food Security, Workforce, Justice System, Environment, Identity

Abstract: 
Native youth perspectives are rarely prioritized in data collection and analysis. This report attempts to do both. Throughout 2023, Center Us: A Native Youth Survey gathered data to better understand the needs and priorities of Native American youth in areas including cultural resources, mental health, civic engagement and more.

Over the course of six months, CNAY hosted eight focus groups with 65 Native youth from different regions of the United States, helping to center their perspectives and voices in this report.

As a society, we have a collective responsibility to future generations. Center Us is an important step in that direction, preparing the next generation to be data sovereign, prioritize Indigenous-led research, and utilize Indigenous research methodologies to assist in the preservation of culture and identity.

The data collected throughout this process helped to shed light on the cultural strengths, resource gaps and priorities of Native youth across the country.

Source: Link to Original Article.

Type of Resource: Report