Category Archives: Programs
Celebrating Our AIEF Scholars this Graduation Season
Meet these college graduates whose academic journeys were supported by Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) and its American Indian Education Fund (AIEF) program.
Celebrating Día del Niño and Promoting Child Literacy in Native Communities
This “Día del Niño”, celebrate the magic of reading by sharing your favorite culturally relevant Native American children’s book with any young readers in your life.
World Water Day: Water Scarcity for Indigenous Peoples
This year, World Water Day focuses on “leaving no one behind” without a reliable water source and water as a basic human right for all.
Graduates Reflect on 4D Strong Native Women Program
The 4 Directions Development program of PWNA incorporates culturally-based tools. “If 4D were to establish [a] university, I would enroll,” …
Women’s History Month: Honoring Native American Women
This Women’s History Month, meet two of the strong Native American women partnering wiith PWNA and bettering the world.
Poverty Awareness Month: Alleviating the Challenges Facing Native American Communities
Two of the five poorest counties in the U.S. are located on Indian reservations and the highest poverty rate by ethnic group is found among Native Americans, accounting for 27.6 percent of national poverty overall.
2018 Year in Review
As we ring in the New Year, PWNA is taking a moment to share our readers’ favorite blog posts of 2018.
Happy Holidays from PWNA: Remembering Christmas Pasts
Enjoy our Native American Holiday Video with lyrics sung in Navajo by Jana Mashonee, Lumbee / Tuscorora and nine-time winner of the Native American Music Awards (NAMI).
Thank You and Happy Holidays
From all of us at PWNA, we’d like to wish you – our program partners, community project leaders, volunteers, donors and organizations who support our work – a happy holiday season. You help us brighten the holidays for tribal citizens and enable us to be one of the largest Native American-serving organizations in the U.S.
Christmas Season in Native American Cultures
Approximately 110 reservation communities served by Partnership With Native Americans will receive gifts or meals this holiday season, brightening the holidays for nearly 30,000 Native American Elders, families and children.