Native Student Voices
Sitka walks us through his garden and shares with us what he does for fun.
Paisley tells us about the rodeo and shows us some tricks with her horse, Woman.
Ayana shows us some basketball moves and tells us about her love for the sport.
Azeri introduces us to horseback riding, bareback, and tells us about his other favorite things to do.
Abigail shows us all the cool things you can do with Legos in her Lego Natives club at school.
Kenny talks to us about his love of soccer and what he wants to study in college.
Jayla tells us how soccer influences many aspects of her life and what she plans to do in college.
Hayden tells us about how he grew up playing soccer and what he likes to do for fun.
Jayci shows us her artwork and how it has influenced her in school.
Danny teaches us about taekwondo and how it has enhanced his life.
Quintana tells us about all of her volunteering efforts and why she’s been volunteering since she was 13-years-old.
Alizea shows us her skateboarding skills and talks about what she hopes for her future.
Destiny shares with us a poem that she wrote and why poetry is so powerful in her life.
Dayton introduces us to Spartan racing and what types of obstacles one needs to overcome in order to win a race.
Mayalu tells us about her volunteering efforts for Buffalo Field Campaign and what she wants to do after college.
Dayln works to dispel stereotypes about Indigenous people as they are portrayed in Hollywood movies.
Teagan is a jingle dress dancer who dances for those who cannot.
Shoni is learning to speak Shoshone from her grandmother. She believes that people should work together for the common good.
Sean wants people to be aware of U.S. policies that have disrupted Native families.
LaRicci is interested in preserving and exercising the Nez Perce treaty rights in Idaho, Washington, and Montana where he hunts and fishes.
Journie is an enrolled member of the Shoshone & Paiute Tribes and she lives with her family on the Duck Valley Indian Reservation.
Willow is a direct descendent of Chief Paddy Cap of the Northern Paiute who asked for land to be set aside for the Northern Paiute as part of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation, where Willow now lives.
Tziavi hopes to raise awareness about the Original Boise Valley People.
Trevyn loves his life on the reservation which allows him to explore the mountains and be surrounded by family.
