On Thursday, President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, commemorating the end of slavery. Today we celebrate Juneteenth with our Black brothers and sisters. Take some time today to reflect and have respectful conversations and dialogue centered around race and equality. Support Black-owned businesses, listen to Black artists, read books written […]
For Men’s Health Week we are sharing messages to help celebrate and bring awareness to the health of men and boys. In this blog, we are featuring the men that make up the NB3 Foundation. All unique in their own ways, we asked them all a few questions about health and wellness. Enjoy! What motivates you […]
By: Ryan Arkie | Pueblo of Laguna What does it mean to be a Native man? When presented with that question, many characteristics come to mind such as strength, independence, courage, and leadership. The “stoic strong Native man” is what often comes to mind, but why is that? Why have western concepts of what a […]
The NB3 Foundation Community Empowerment Series kicked off in late March and was focused on providing a free space for Native-led organizations, tribes and schools to connect and learn together. The series consisted of four virtual gatherings focused: personal and organizational wellness, a training focused on engaging youth virtually, providing tools and resources and sharing and […]
Continuing their support of NB3 Foundation and Native youth, Raving Consulting Company is currently hosting a guitar auction to benefit our work! A total of 15 autographed guitars by famous musicians are up for auction right now – Loverboy, Sugarland, Styx, Uncle Cracker, Foreigner, Wynonna Judd, and more! All the guitars were graciously donated by casinos across the country! Here […]
Youth from the NB3FIT Youth Golf Team competed at the NB3 Junior Golf Tournament event at Ladera Golf Course in Albuquerque, NM on Saturday, May 15. The tournament marks the first of over 10 tournaments the team will compete in this year. From the NB3FIT Golf Team, Skyler Woods (Dine’) from Kirtland, NM finished in 3rd place […]
For eight weeks NB3FIT hosted virtual programming sessions for youth ages 6-14 across New Mexico. The coaches put together activities for the youth ranging from physical activity, arts and crafts, and leadership activities. Participants were also challenged to drink only water throughout virtual programming and to reach 10,000 steps a day. They all received […]
For our Youth Spotlight Series we are recognizing extraordinary Native youth who exhibit positive character traits and are an inspiration to their peers and community! This month we feature Adiance Cheromiah from Pueblo of Laguna. Stay tuned as we highlight different from youth around Indian Country who are positively impacting their communities. Adiance was a […]
By: Jessica Tsosie | Pueblo of Jemez Mental health is important every day, every month. This month isn’t like any other month, May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Like so many others, I have struggled with prioritizing myself and my own mental health for the sake of not having to be a burden on anyone. If you asked someone or if someone asked […]
Through its Community Empowerment program, the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation recently awarded $1 million in grants to five Native-led organizations and tribal communities in Alaska, New Mexico, South Dakotah and Wisconsin to support their collective efforts of improving the health of Native youth in their communities. The 22-month Community Empowerment Grants of $200,000 each were awarded to support five recipients with financial support, technical assistance, collaboration opportunities and inspiration to develop or further collective impact efforts that promote one or […]
