Commander John Herrington

Recently John B. Herrington Commander US Navy (Ret), spoke at the Certiport PATHWAYS conference in Toronto, Ontario. The focus of these sessions was how Indigenous Peoples can utilize digital technologies to share and safely preserve their stories, develop their communities, and take coordinated actions on critical economic, social, environmental, cultural, healing and human rights challenges.

Ambassador Update
Jana Mashonee

With long, audacious strides offstage and an ear to ear smile shining on her face, it’s hard to decide if Jana Mashonee looks more princess or pop idol. she carries herself regally and proudly, but clad in a black, studded leather dress and high heels, she is a royal rock star. Most shocking of all is her obvious inner and outer composure; after ninety minutes of singing and dancing her heart out, one would expect complete and total exhaustion. Not Jana – she has barely stepped off the stage and is already eager to go meet her fans.

Unity Conference

UNITY, 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization, stands for United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc.

Impressing the 1100 attendees from approximately 24 states and Canada on the first day were dancers from Jemez Pueblo. The Cherokee National Choir sang the national anthem in Cherokee. During the conference the youth engaged in activities designed to promote personal development, citizenship, effective youth councils and communication.

Don Burnstick

Don Burnstick is a Cree from the Alexander First Nation located outside of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. being the youngest of 15 children, coupled with the fact that he grew up on the reserve, taught don a variety of means of defending himself, not the least of which became his use of humour.