Uplifting Native Youth: From Our Ancestors Forward

This summer, First Nations was honored to bring together community partners from across three program areas for our first-ever Future Leaders Summit. At the three-day event on the homelands of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, attendees shared strengths and strategies for uplifting Native youth, and connected through breakout sessions, panel discussions, and traditional arts and song. This highlight video captures thoughts from partners who are in their communities every day, engaging the next generation in advancing Native food systems, sustaining Native lifeways, and stewarding Native lands.