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Youth Activism

How to get started Youth have powerful voices, and those same voices can initiate change within your community. Being active towards something you believe in at a young age will help you to mold your values into adulthood as well as become the leaders we need today and for the…
Categories: Life Hacks, Life Tips, My Life

WRN Ambassadors THRIVE Photo Contest

Submit your pictures to generate awareness for We R Native’s 2016 THRIVE Conference, and you could win a FREE pair of Beats Headphones! #WERNATIVE #THRIVE2016 PRIZES Most RTs/LIKES RTs receives a pair of Beats Mixr On-Ear Headphones Most Creative receives a pair of Beats In-Ear Headphones *To Enter Post photos…

Men’s Health

It’s Men’s Health Week this week. It’s a time for health and healing. Healing can require listening and learning while finding balance in mind, body, and spirit. The healing journey can be different for each person, but here are a few common tips that can help you get or stay…
Categories: Identity and Native Pride, My Culture, Wellness and Healing

E-cigarettes

E-Cigarettes have emerged over the past decade and researchers are in the early stage of investigating what the health effects are for people who use these products or who are exposed to the aerosol (vapor) secondhand. How’s it work? E-Cigarettes are designed to deliver nicotine without the other chemicals produced…
Categories: Substance Abuse

Honor LGBTQ2S People

Protect yourself and your family from suicide. Statistics show the risk of suicide is higher for those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or Two Spirit (LGBTQ2S). Two spirit is a contemporary term that refers to current and historical LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) people, whose individual spirit…
Categories: Home Page, LGBT - Two Spirit, My Mind, My Relationships

Iesha-LaShay

During May we asked you to share how you’re making a positive difference in your Tribe or community. Hesci! Estonko? Iesha Phillips cv hocefkv tos. Vmvcvlket palen epohkaken ohritos. Hello! How are you? My name is Lesha Phillips. I am 16 years old. I decided to run for Jr. Miss…

Shea Norris

My name is Shea Norris, I’m 23 years old and I come from the Oglala and Cheyenne River Lakota Sioux Tribes. My story begins in the 8th grade. I was experiencing these feelings for certain people, certain girls and I wasn’t sure at the time what they were. I regained…
Categories: LGBT - Two Spirit, My Relationships, Sexual Health

Reese Tahmalwash

I am Reese Tahmalwash, I’m from the northwest, am a member of the Yakama Nation and a homosexual. I currently identify as male, however in spirit and sometimes in my body I feel like a mixture of both of the sexes. I came out with my sexuality at the age…
Categories: LGBT - Two Spirit, My Relationships, Sexual Health

Randy George

My name is Randy T George. I’m 27, full blooded Native. I’m from the Rockcreek Nation, affiliated with the Yakama Nation. I would consider myself Pansexual/Bisexual. I’ve always known I was very different from a young age. But I had no clue that how I was born would have such…
Categories: LGBT - Two Spirit, My Relationships, Sexual Health

Mental Health Tips

Health requires mental, emotional, physical & spiritual balance. Mind, body, spirit, and context are all connected, requiring harmony and balance to promote health and wellbeing. Imbalance in any one area can manifest as sickness or disease in another. Mental health is one of those areas and one of your greatest…
Categories: Improve Your Mood, My Mind

To Eat Healthy, Will I Have to Change My Life Completely?

Being healthy and fit has many benefits. This includes preventing chronic diseases and increasing energy levels. However, it can be hard to eat healthier and exercise more if you do not do it often. Maybe you have tried to change your lifestyle drastically. It could be extreme dieting or exercising…
Categories: Eating Well, My Body, My Life

Tips on Eating Out

Going out to eat is easy and tastes great. However, you usually do not know what the restaurants put in the food. Try controlling what you eat as much as you can by following these tips: •As a beverage choice, ask for water or unsweetened tea •Avoid breads and sandwiches,…
Categories: Eating Well, My Body, My Life
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