Eves Fund for Native American Health Initiatives

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literacy & education for at-risk Native youth

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Navajo Youth Embrace Life on the Rez

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This past summer, Navajo youth put in more than 1,000 hours of physical labor, restoring miles of trails and completing maintenance projects across the Navajo Nation. 

They also pedaled for miles on Reservation roads…gained valuable skills in basic woodworking, first aid, and bike maintenance…and learned about the history and geography of the Navajo Nation.


Tour de Rez participants using their new woodworking skills
to make much-needed trail signs
“In all that we do on the Tour each summer, we strive for moments where kids realize they are part of something bigger than themselves and they can indeed affect that larger world around them,” says Riggenback.



“It’s a tough Rez at times and it is sometimes easy for the hopelessness to slip in,” he continues. “But when you realize that your efforts can make such a difference, that changes everything.”

The youngest Tour participant

Eve’s Fund has been a proud supporter of the Tour for several years because it promotes health and wellness among Native youth. This year, our contribution was used to support trail restoration in the Carrizo Mountains, extending new routes over five miles from T’iis Nazbas into the Carrizo high country. The kids worked hard creating and clearing trails, making signs and markers.


You can see more heartwarming photos from this year’s Tour de Rez on the group’s Facebook page.

All grandmothers should be so lucky. Elders are
respected and loved by Navajo youth.

For more information about how Eve’s Fund is bringing hope to Native youth, visit our website.

Eve’s Fund needs your support to continue our high quality youth programs. We appreciate donations of any amount and are putting every dollar to good use. We are improving the lives of young Native people. These kids are worth it!

Please click below to donate through our secure Pay Pal site or send a check to: Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives, P.O. Box 73, Dalton, MA 01227.

With appreciation,
Barbara Crowell Roy, President
Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives
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