Art Opening-- Gen7: Empowering Native Youth

Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center
Seattle, WA

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Art Opening: Storytelling, Videos, Spoken Word, & Visual Art by Gen7 Native Youth Summer Intern Program. Young artists will share art work & presentations they have created under the mentorship of 4 Native American artists (Tiffany Midge, creative writing; Roger Fernandes, storytelling & art; Angelo Baca & Dallas Pinkham, Videography). A 2-week exhibit of artwork and videos will continue in the Duwamish Art Gallery open Mon-Sat from 10-5.

This is a project of the Na'ah Illahee Fund with sponsorship by Seattle Youth Violence Prevention Initiative, SW Youth & Family Services, Seattle Office of Arts and Culture.

Gen7: Native Youth Culture, Art and STEM Education is a Youth Development program that facilitates the passing of cultural knowledge and advances twenty-first century skills, STEM education, environmental sustainability and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).

One of the most important strategies to advance sustainable Indigenous cultures is to provide critical tools of empowerment to Native youth. Years of experience working in Native communities tell us that a successful Native young person is one who is carries a strong identitysteeped in tribal history, values and current culture, languageas well as critical twenty-first century skills. These skills consist primarily of leadership, social skills, critical thinking and problem solving, creativity and innovation, healthy communication, collaboration or teamwork, and literacy in STEM, media, the environment, wellness and global issues.

WHERE: Duwamish Longhouse & Cultural Center
4705 W Marginal Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106
206.431.1582, www.duwamishtribe.org
Contact: Na'ah Illahee Fund ,Susan Balbas, Executive Director, 206-784-0818 office