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The five members of the new Champions for Change class from the Center for Native American Youth have an inspiring resume already. They have demonstrated leadership in areas like health and wellness, performing arts, science, and policy research. We’ll hear from them and find out what drives their passion to make positive things happen.
GUESTS
Wambli Quintana (enrolled member of the Navajo Nation and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), senior at Dupree High School
Jeidah DeZurney (Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians), 2024 Champion for Change
Ian Teller (Diné), aspiring entertainment entrepreneur
Tayler Tanginiq Higgins (Seldovia Village tribal member and Cook Inlet Region Corporation shareholder), student at University of Alaska Anchorage
Sage Phillips (citizen of the Penobscot Nation), graduate assistant at the University of Connecticut’s Native American Cultural Programs
Break 1 Music: Honor Song (song) Blackfoot Confederacy (artist) Hear the Beat (album)
Break 2 Music: Victory (song) Red Hawk Medicine Drum (artist) New Beginnings (album)
I heard the show today. What a pleasure! I am not a native American, but I live in Taos. It was a great interview by you with excellent questions. You seem to ask exactly what I wanted to know next from each person and these young people were so amazing!! no doubt they will all go far. Wise beyond their years. Wish I had been that smart at that age.!