Today, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐, ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ ๐. ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐๐ป๐ฑ, and ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ from Blue Lake Rancheriaโs Tribal Education Team, are proud to be at McKinleyville High School for the ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ต ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐ (SiBW) Native Youth Conference!
This powerful event, hosted by the McKinleyville High Schoolโs Native American Club, brings together Indigenous students from Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, and Trinity counties. Itโs a space created for Native youth, by Native youth โ a place to celebrate culture, share knowledge, and inspire each other to pursue higher education and meaningful careers.
This yearโs theme, โ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ,โ highlights the importance of balancing tradition and ambition, ensuring that Native voices, leadership, and futures thrive for generations to come.
We are honored to support and uplift the next generation of Indigenous leaders who will carry our cultures, traditions, and communities forward.
Originally Published: 4/25/2025