Congratulations to our partner the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) for receiving NIGAs Chairman Leadership Award for their work with Native American Youth. Center for Native American Youth Receives 2014 Chairmans Leadership Award National Indian Gaming Association & Chairman Ernie Stevens recognize the Center for Native American Youth for its impact over the past three years. Washington, DC, May 15, 2015 ---- This week the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) recieved the National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) 2014 Chairmans Leadership Award. The award was presented to CNAY executive director, Erin Bailey, at NIGAs Annual Tradeshow and Convention in San Diego, California. The NIGA Chairmans Leadership Award honors individuals and tribes who have contributed to and advocated for tribal sovereignty and economic development. Chairman Ernie Stevens created the Chairmans Leadership Award 10 years ago and Senator Byron Dorgan (ret.), CNAYs founder and chairman, was honored with the award in 2012. Working together to improve our communities is deeply engrained in who we are as Native people, Chairman Stevens said. Organizations like CNAY have stepped up to the plate to provide quality programming for our Native youth. This Chairmans Leadership Award is not only a way to thank CNAY for their service, but also a reminder that our Association has their back. We are excited to recieve this award from the National Indian Gaming Association. This award is a special honor because Chairman Ernie Stevens himself is an inspirational and hardworking leader for Native youth, remarked Bailey. The award was presented to CNAY in front of 500 tribal leaders, tribal regulators, and Indian gaming industry professionals. Bailey delivered remarks to discuss CNAYs work and the organizations mission to ensure Native youth are a top priority for this country. Joining Erin on stage to accept the award was Teressa Baldwin, an Alaska Native youth who advocates for suicide prevention and was recognized for her efforts by the White Houses 2011 Champions of Change initiative. The recognition from NIGA and many tribal leaders is important and provides Senator Dorgan, board of advisors, and our team the feedback we need to continue to expand our work to improve the lives of Native American children, added Bailey. CNAY has been working to increase awareness of Native children and prioritize their needs at all levels of government, private and public funding institutions, and within child advocacy organizations. In CNAYs outreach to over 4,000 Native youth across the country, young people and tribal authorities have identified health and wellness, cultural preservation, addressing racism, bullying, and after-school programs as priorities in their tribal and urban Indian communities. You can visit cnay.org to access the Voices of Native Youth Report Volume III to learn more about our work these priorities described by Native youth.
Posted on: Thu, 15 May 2014 18:21:11 +0000
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