Changing the Story
Elyssa Sierra Concha, a young woman of Lakota, Ojibwa, and Taos Pueblo heritage, reminds us in her poignant TED talk that Native Youth are more than just statistics. She acknowledges the daunting numbers: poor graduation rates, crippling addiction, sexual assault, and suicide.
“Do not let them define you…” Concha says. “Change the story.”
Indeed, storytelling is a rich and integral part of Native culture, and Concha’s own story reflects both tragedy and triumph. She has risen above negative statistics and prejudice and eloquently relates that she owes her healing to reconnecting to her culture and her people.
We acknowledge how critical those connections are, which is why, in support of our grantees who develop their communities’ Tribal Youth Programs, we strive to honor Native culture along with individual needs to foster communities where Indigenous youth can thrive.
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Prevention services to impact risk factors for delinquency
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Interventions for court-involved youth
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Improvements to the juvenile justice system
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Alcohol and substance abuse prevention programs
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Mental health program services
We can support you with a wide variety of Training and Technical Assistance Including:
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Strategic Planning and Resource Mapping
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Community Strengths and Needs Assessments
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Gathering of Native Americans (GONA) Facilitation
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Young Leaders-Input and Facilitation of Youth Engaged Learning Opportunities
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Program Development and Enhancement
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Assistance with Cultural Adaptation of Tools and Resources
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Trauma Informed and Healing-Centered Training
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Integration of Restorative Practices into Youth Serving Agencies
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Juvenile Reentry Best Practices
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Training to Support Youth Cultural Arts Prevention Activities and Youth-Peer Learning Strategies
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Resource identification to Support the Prevention and Intervention of Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Native Youth
What’s Your Story?
Imagine what wellness for Indigenous youth would like in your community. What might the future hold? How could their stories change in order to empower and enrich their lives and the lives of their communities?
Ready to take the next step? Submit a Training and Technical Assistance request.
Grantee Directory
Each pin on the map below represents an Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Tribal Youth Justice Program grantee. The color of the pin is determined by the year that the grantee was funded, as shown in the map key. To expand the key, click on the icon in the upper left corner of the map, just to the left of the map title. Or, click on each individual pin to view the Tribe. At the time this page was created, we were unable to find the names of some Native nations in their traditional language. We will continue working to identify them.
We invite you to explore the TYJRC Grantee Profile Resource Guide, “Leaving a Legacy: Vision and Voices of 100+ Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Tribal Youth Programs and Juvenile Healing to Wellness Courts.” In these pages, you’ll find a compilation of 106 Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)-funded grantees, with program information for grantees funded in FY 2015–FY 2021. While each grantee/program’s information only spans approximately two pages, we hope that these profiles provide a clear picture of the commitment that extends far beyond—a snapshot of the time, work, and passion that each program has invested to support the lives and growth of youth in their community.
| Cohort Year | State | Tribal Nation /Tribal Youth Program Grantee |
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| 2025 | SC | Catawba Indian Nation |
| 2025 | OK | Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma |
| 2025 | MT | Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes |
| 2025 | WA | Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation |
| 2025 | WA | Confederated Tribes of Colville Reservation |
| 2025 | OR | Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Indians |
| 2025 | OK | Eastern Shawnee Tribe |
| 2025 | CA | Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake |
| 2025 | ME | Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians |
| 2025 | OK | Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma |
| 2025 | MI | Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians |
| 2025 | WI | Oneida Nation |
| 2025 | CA | Pala Band of Mission Indians |
| 2025 | KS | Prairie Band of Potawatomi |
| 2025 | OK | Seminole Nation of Oklahoma |
| 2025 | FL | Seminole Tribe of Florida |
| 2025 | WA | Squaxin Island Tribe |
| 2025 | ND | Three Affiliated Tribes |
| 2025 | LA | Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana |
| 2024 | OK | Absentee Shawnee |
| 2024 | LA | Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana |
| 2024 | MT | Fort Belknap Tribe |
| 2024 | MI | Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Youth Prevention Project |
| 2024 | WA | The Klamath Tribes |
| 2024 | CA | La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians |
| 2024 | MN | Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe |
| 2024 | NM | Pueblo of Zuni |
| 2024 | OK | Quapaw Nation |
| 2024 | SD | Rosebud Sioux Tribe |
| 2024 | CA | Round Valley Indian Tribes |
| 2024 | ID | Shoshone Bannock Tribe |
| 2024 | WI | St. Croix Band of Chippewa |
| 2024 | ND | Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians |
| 2023 | AZ | Dilzhe’e, Wipukyipaya | Yavapai Apache Tribe |
| 2023 | CA | Morongo Band of Mission Indians |
| 2023 | CA | Southern Indian Health Council |
| 2023 | CA | Oohl | Yurok Tribe |
| 2023 | LA | Kowassaatiha | Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana |
| 2023 | MN | Miskwaagamiiwi-zaaga’igan | Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians |
| 2023 | MT | Ne Hiyawak | Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Reservation |
| 2023 | MT | Apsáalooke | Crow Tribe of Montana |
| 2023 | MT | Notameohmésêhese | Northern Cheyenne Tribe |
| 2023 | NE | Póⁿka | Ponca Tribe of Nebraska |
| 2023 | NE | Nįįšoc haci (Ho-Chunk) | Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska |
| 2023 | NM | Naa’dahéńdé | Mescalero Apache Tribe |
| 2023 | NV | Wá∙šiw | Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California |
| 2023 | OK | Aniyvwiyaʔi | Cherokee Nation |
| 2023 | OK | Chikashsha I̠yaakni | Chickasaw Nation |
| 2023 | OK | Chahta Okla | Choctaw Nation |
| 2023 | OK | Kansa | Kaw Nation |
| 2023 | OK | Seminole Nation of Oklahoma |
| 2023 | OK | Tickanwa-tic | Tonkawa Tribe |
| 2023 | SD | Kul Wicasa Oyate | Lower Brule Sioux Tribe |
| 2023 | WA | Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation |
| 2023 | WA | Lower Elwha Tribal Community Council |
| 2023 | WA | Lhaq’temish | Lummi Indian Business Council |
| 2023 | WA | Noxwsʼáʔaq | Nooksack Indian Tribe |
| 2023 | WA | Stuləgʷábš | Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians |
| 2023 | WA | Kʷínayɬ | Quinault Indian Nation |
| 2023 | WI | Bodwéwadmik | Forest County Potawatomi Community |
| 2022 | AZ | Hwal’bay | Hualapai Tribal Council |
| 2022 | CA | Numu | Bishop Indian Tribal Council |
| 2022 | CA | Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community (Trinidad Rancheria) |
| 2022 | CA | Araar | Karuk Tribe |
| 2022 | CA | Pinoleville Pomo Nation |
| 2022 | CA | Kumeyaay- Ipai | San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians |
| 2022 | ID | Nimiipuu | Nez Perce Tribe |
| 2022 | ME | Pαnawάhpskewi | Penobscot Indian Nation |
| 2022 | MI | Anishinaabeg | Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa & Chippewa Indians |
| 2022 | MI | Ziibiwing Anishinaabek | Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe |
| 2022 | MN | Mdewakanton Band of Dakota | Lower Sioux Community Council |
| 2022 | NE | U-Mo’n-Ho’n | Omaha Tribe of Nebraska |
| 2022 | NM | Tsʾíiyʾamʾé | Pueblo of Zia |
| 2022 | OK | Cáuigú | Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma |
| 2022 | OK | Kitikiti’sh | Wichita Affiliated Tribes |
| 2022 | WI | Mamaceqtaw | Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin |
| 2021 | AZ | Tsékʼáádn | San Carlos Apache Tribal Council |
| 2021 | CA | Shodakai Pomo | Coyote Valley Tribal Council |
| 2021 | MI | Gnoozhekaaning | Bay Mills Indian |
| 2021 | MI | Mississippi Chahta | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians |
| 2021 | MT | Aamsskáápipikani | Blackfeet Tribe |
| 2021 | OK | Este Mvskokvlke | Muscogee Creek Nation |
| 2021 | OK | Póⁿka | Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma |
| 2021 | OR | Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon |
| 2021 | OR | Dene | Coquille Indian Tribe |
| 2021 | WA | Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation |
| 2021 | WA | Q’lispé | Kalispel Indian Community |
| 2021 | WA | Puyaləpabš | Puyallup Tribe of Indians |
| 2021 | WA | Squaxin Island Tribe |
| 2020 | CA | Huep’oola’, Natinixwe | Hoopa Valley Tribe |
| 2020 | MT | húdam wįcášta | Ft. Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes |
