In early October, members of the Eve's Fund ThinkFirst Navajo team had the honor of attending—and presenting at—the 2014 Southwest Conference on Disability, held in Albuquerque, N.M. Barbara Crowell Roy, Eve's Fund president, moderated a roundtable session with five ThinkFirst Navajo VIP speakers (Voices for Injury Prevention). The theme of the presentation was “Improving Quality of Life Through Injury Prevention Education, Inspiration & Experience.” After giving the history and … [Read more...] about ThinkFirst Navajo team inspires at 2014 Southwest Conference on Disability
Eve’s Fund brings HOPE to Navajo teens
Over the last 18 months, the residents of Red Mesa, Arizona, lost three young lives to suicide. In this community--as in many communities on the Navajo Nation--there is an urgent need to provide Navajo youth with skills and support to help them recognize their own strengths and talents. They need hope for a better future. They need a reason to live. On December 1, 2011, a group of 50 ninth graders gathered at Red Mesa High School to learn how they could prevent more … [Read more...] about Eve’s Fund brings HOPE to Navajo teens
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
