The Portland Youth and Elders Council -- A community partner to NAYA. This is the community space of the Portland Youth and Elders Council. To be directed back to the NAYA Family Center website please click here: NAYA Family Center.
Our Mission:
...Strengthening the quality of life for the Portland American Indian and Alaskan Native community by encouraging local leadership, community development, and the practice of culture, values, and traditions.
Our Purpose: • Unity: Bringing Native American community, families, and organizations together • Cross-generational conversation: Strengthening ties between youth, adults, and Elders • Advocacy: Making Native American issues a priority in our community • Learning: Sharing and passing on tradition and history Our Priorities: • Housing • Employment • Community Development • Civic Engagement • Community Center Our Primary Function: • Train • Organize • Prioritize issues • Plan for action • Advocate | Our Values:
Five Principles of Indigenous Peoples Organizing: 1. People thrive in community; 2. Ordinary people have all the answers; 3. People have a basic right to determine their own future; 4. Oppression continues to be a force that devastates people; and 5. The people are beautiful, already. From the Indigenous People’s Network (IPN) Featured Technology:Click any of the underlined links or go to the Navigation Bar on the Left: |
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