Montana Littlehead
Montana, (Absentee Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma) , believes in respect and culture . “One thing I am passionate about is my culture and family . I’m very respectful and caring about my traditions.”
Morgan Mouse
Morgan, Cherokee, wants to spread the word on what is important to Native American youth-such as cultural events and the importance of indigenous languages. I am passionate about sharing the language in my community to those who cannot take Cherokee language classes at Northeastern State University or at Cherokee Nation.…
Categories: Year 2017-18
Mya Foster
Mya Foster, Quinault, may be quiet and shy at first, but once she opens up she’s all laughs. Mya comes to us from the Quinault tribe in Washington State. Watch out Shoni Schimmel, Mya Foster is coming for you. She enjoys hooping and having a good time doing so. With…
Categories: Year 2015-16
MyKennah Lott
MyKennah, (Northern Arapaho) , believes in resilience . “One thing I am passionate about is clean water. I’m committed to ensuring the healthy development and well-being of our youth and elders.”
Nancy Deere-Turney
Nancy Deere-Turney is from the Muscogee (Creek) Nation in Oklahoma. Nancy is currently serving as the Culture and Language Committee Chairperson for the 2016 UNITY Youth Council of the Year, The Mvskoke Nation Youth Council. As well as being involved in the Mvskoke Nation Youth Council she keeps herself up…
Categories: Year 2016-17
Mindy Meyers
Mindy Meyers, 24, is of Algonquin decent. Mindy is passionate about Native American culture, language, and history. Being an assimilated family living in the suburbs, her family had little knowledge of their culture/traditions. Mindy took it upon herself to reach out to the elders in her community regarding traditional and…
Categories: Year 2016-17
Miranda Matt
Miranda, (Confederated Tribes of Colville) , wants to make an impact in her community. “I’m Miranda, and I’m passionate about being apart of my tribal youth council where I serve as our president.I come from a small town in Washington state where our people are labeled as “ drug addicts,…
Mistaya Benefield
Mistaya Benefield, 17yrs, Port Gamble Sklallam Tribe, comes to us from the great state of Washington. She saw a presentation about We R Native and from then on, she wanted to become part of the team…… Now she can say she is! Coming from a background of gymnastics, she knows…
Categories: Year 2016-17
M’kya Bettega
M’kya, Klamath-Modoc/Round Valley, loves being able to share her story and hear other stories from Native youth. Being able to help the community is something I am very passionate about. Seeing the work that Ambassadors have done in the past makes me excited. I want to work with other Native…
Categories: Year 2017-18
Molly Rambeau
Molly, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, wanted to be a We R Native Youth Ambassador because of the opportunities it will present to better herself and her community. Currently, in the Cleveland Native community, there are few options for Native teens and children to educate themselves about their culture and history.…
Categories: Year 2017-18