In the last week of July 2010, Eve’s Fund for Native American Health Initiatives and Girls Leadership Institute put on a day camp for about 20 young Navajo girls at Red Mesa School near the Four Corners. GLI, an organization based in Berkeley, California, has for ten years awakened thousands of girls to a life of emotional intelligence, positive self-expression, and healthy relationships. Eve’s Fund is a five-year old community-based non-profit organization that promotes programs for … [Read more...] about Day Camp Inspires Navajo Girls: Silly Games & Talk Circles Instill Confidence & Healthy Relationships
Eve’s Fund Co-Sponsors Native H.O.P.E. Conference
“Once you choose hope, anything's possible.” Christopher Reeve For the third consecutive year, Eve’s Fund has co-sponsored a suicide prevention program, called Native H.O.P.E. (Helping our People Endure), in partnership with Native Pride, a non-profit organization, which offers culture- based programs that focus on prevention, wellness and leadership development. American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest suicide rates of all ethnic groups in the United States, and suicide is … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund Co-Sponsors Native H.O.P.E. Conference
Boy Scout Troop 928: Overcoming fears, learning teamwork and determination
Eve's Fund and Scoutmaster Echohawk Lefthand have founded Boy Scout Troop 928 in the Mesa Verde District of the Great Southwest Council. The first meeting was held in early February, 2010 with five boys in attendance. Since then, the troop has grown to ten members. It is one of the very few Navajo troops in the Boy Scouts of America. The first activity was a ropes course, with instruction provided by Orlando Pioche, Director of Red Eagle Challenge. Through the ropes course, troop members … [Read more...] about Boy Scout Troop 928: Overcoming fears, learning teamwork and determination
Eve’s Fund joins hands with “What’s in the Heart” film
" Let us put our minds together and see what world we can make for our children" ~ Chief Sitting Bull, Hunkpapa Lakota Eve's Fund is proud to announce that we have joined the "Circle of Partners" for a documentary film project called: "What's in the Heart." This positive upcoming film examines the medical crisis among Native people but also reveals amazing Indian people who have created remarkable health programs utilizing both modern and traditional treatments to heal their … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund joins hands with “What’s in the Heart” film
Tools to tell a tale: Workshop participants use a new medium for an age-old activity
Derrick Lameman, 9, the youngest participant in the March 18 digital storytelling workshop, explains his video to presenter Brenda Manuelitoof nDigiDreams, a consulting and training company from Santa Fe. Derrick and his older brother Patrick, 12,collaborated on a video about their grandmother. By Cindy Yurth Tséyi' BureauThe Navajo Times25 March 2010 RED MESA, Ariz. - So far, Donovan Nakai's video is looking more like a sci-fi shoot-'em-up than a plug for wellness. It features Nakai … [Read more...] about Tools to tell a tale: Workshop participants use a new medium for an age-old activity
