Aspen Institute's Center For Native American Youth & Senator Byron Dorgan Honor Five Inspirational Native American Youth

Where: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel; Grand Ballroom

480 L' Enfant Plaza, SW; Washington DC



Registration: RSVPs for the events should be directed to [e-mail].

For more information about the Center for Native American Youth please visit www.cnay.org.

The March 4 reception, in conjunction with a National Congress of American Indians' conference, will celebrate the Center's impactful work, which has included over 50 roundtables reaching out to youth of more than 150 tribes across Indian Country, national convenings to collaborate on policy and programming for Native youth, and building an online information resource hub related to improving the lives of Native youth. Several members of Congress are serving as honorary hosts for this event, including Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK), Senator Michael Crapo (R-WY), Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Senator Tim Johnson (D-SD) Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), Senator Tom Udall (D-NM), Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN) and Congressman Don Young (R-AK).



During their time in DC the Champions will also be touring the White House and Capitol as well as meeting with White House staff, federal agency leaders, and many other distinguished individuals. More information about the Champions for Change program is available at http://cnay.org/Champions_for_Change.html.

Center for Native American Youth is dedicated to improving the health, safety and overall well-being of Native American youth through communication, policy development and advocacy. Founded by former US Senator Byron Dorgan in February 2011, the Center is a policy program within the Aspen Institute, headquartered in Washington, DC. The Center works to strengthen and create new connections as well as exchange resources and best practices that address the challenges facing Native youth. Visit the Center's website for a comprehensive list of resources available to young Native Americans, tribes and the general public. For more information, visit www.cnay.org

The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues. The Institute is based in Washington, DC; Aspen, Colorado; and on the Wye River on Maryland's Eastern Shore. It also has offices in New York City and an international network of partners. For more information, visit  www.aspeninstitute.org.

SOURCE The Aspen Institute

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