National Indian Youth Council
National Indian Youth Council
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Mission
THE NATIONAL INDIAN YOUTH COUNCIL, FOUNDED IN 1961, IS A NONPROFIT THAT SERVES NATIVE AMERICANS. IT ENDEAVORS TO EMPOWER INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND NATION-BUILDERS TO EXCERCISE SELF-DETERMINATION WHILE HONORING INDIGENOUS WORLDVIEWS AND EXPERIENCES. IT'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER SELF-DETERMINATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES THROUGH: ECONOMIC SOVERIGNTY, CULTURAL FLOURISHING, POLITICAL RESILIENCE, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.
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ACCOMPLISHMENT 1: NIYC, A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR GRANTEE, OPERATES A WORKFORCE INNOVATIVE OPPORTUNITIES ACT PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS IT TO PROVIDE BASIC CAREER SERVICES, INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER SERVICES AND TRAINING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AGE 18 AND OLDER LIVING OFF-RESERVATION IN NEW MEXICO. NIYC WORKS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES, NONPROFITS, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ITS WIOA PARTICIPANTS. NIYC'S WIOA PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE EMPLOYABILITY OF INDIVIDUALS IN CAREERS THAT ARE IN DEMAND BY THE CURRENT LABOR MARKET. NIYC PARTICIPANTS GAIN POSITIVE WORK HABITS AND SKILLS THROUGH A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. ACCOMPLISHMENT 2: NIYC PUBLISHES A NEWSLETTER (ELECTRONICALLY AND SOME LIMITED HARD COPIES) AND MAINTAINS A WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET, AS WELL AS A FACEBOOK SOCIAL MEDIA PAGE, TO INFORM THE PUBLIC ABOUT CURRENT ISSUES AND RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO TRIBAL COMMUNITIES AND OFF-RESERVATION NATIVE AMERICANS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. ACCOMPLISHMENT 3: NIYC HAS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONAL STATUS WITH THE UNITED NATIONS' SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COUNCIL AND ATTENDED ITS PERMANENT FORUM ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS TO PRESENT VARIOUS STATEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES ON THE MATTERS THAT PERTAIN TO THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES FACING NATIVE AMERICANS IN THE UNITED STATES.