IMNIŻASKA OṬUȠWE- C̣aƞpaṡa Wi wikcemna nuƞpa sam ṡakowiƞ kiƞhaƞ Mnisota Woiṭaƞc̣̣aƞ Mark Dayton kiƞ Mnisota Wouƞspe Waḳantuya Oṭipi Imniżaska Oṭuƞwe hed ṭeca wic̣ayuwita yuhapi kte. Minnesota Tribal Youth Gathering eyapi. Oyate wic̣̣ota hed hipi kte. Ikce wic̣aṡta ṭeca oiṭaƞc̣aƞ k’a Daḳota opaṡpe oiṭaƞc̣aƞ, Ḣaḣatuƞwaƞ opaṡpe oiṭaƞc̣aƞ k’a Mnisota maḳa opaṡpe oiṭaƞc̣aƞ, oṭuƞwe he oiṭaƞc̣aƞ k’a wouƞspe oḳodakic̣iye kiƞ ṭeca táku oṭeḣike k’a uƞkakiżapi hena iwohdakapi kte. Ikce wic̣aṡta iapi k’a wic̣oḣaƞ iwohdakapi kte. Nakuƞ wózani, wóuƞspe, hekta ehaƞna wóyakapi, k’a wódaḳota kiƞ ṭeca kc̣iwohdakapi k’a oiṭaƞc̣aƞ wóuƞspe iwohdakapi kte.Táku ikce wic̣aṡta kiƞ taƞyaƞ uƞpi wic̣ayuonihaƞpi kte. 

 

“I applaud the Native American youth doing tremendous work in their communities, and thank them for their leadership on this first-in-the nation effort,” Governor Dayton eye. “Working together with tribal, state, civic, and business leaders, we can help prepare the next generation of young leaders to tackle the important challenges facing Native youth in Minnesota.”

 

Wic̣ayuwita kiƞ he ṭeca kiƞ wahoḳuƞwic̣akiyapi kte. Hed okc̣iyakapi k’a táku taƞyaƞ uƞpi kta iwohdakapi kte. Heuƞ oyate waṡagyapi kte. 

 

“Ojibwe, and Dakota communities in Minnesota have long faced persistent disparities in educational, economic, and health outcomes. Overcoming these challenges will require all us to work together and share our best ideas,” Khaloni Freemont eye, Youth Steering Committee kiƞ op̣e. “Our generation can be the one to break through barriers and build better futures for our communities and people. I encourage Minnesota Tribal Youth to complete the Gen-I Challenge and participate in the summit this summer.”

 

Mnisota Woiṭaƞc̣aƞ Dayton ṭeca kiƞ hena toḳed tokatakiya taƞyaƞ uƞpi kta c̣a oyate eya ṭeca kiƞ wóyukcaƞ waste kte ca dena wic̣akaḣniġ̣e. Ṭeca hena Dakota Oyate, Ḣaḣatuƞwaƞ Oyate, k’a Ikce Oyate hetaƞhaƞpi. Youth Steering Committee kiƞ c̣ażeyatapi ye. Waƞna wic̣ota kiƞ Youth Steering Committee kiƞ wahoḳuƞwic̣akiyapi. Center for Native American Youth at The Aspen Institute (CNAY) iża wahoḳuƞwic̣akiyapi. 

 

“Native youth leaders in Minnesota are creating a powerful and inspiring new platform for the issues that matter to them at this gathering,” Erik Stegman eye, Executive Director of the Center for Native American Youth hec̣a. “We applaud Governor Dayton’s commitment to Native youth and we are excited to see Native youth taking President Obama’s Gen-I initiative to the next level in their own communities.”

 

Ikce wic̣aṡta ṭeca kiƞhaƞ waniyetu aḳetopa k’a waniyetu wikcemna num sam topa kiƞ Ważuṡteca Ṡa Wi wikcemna yamni kiƞhaƞ Gen-I Challenge kiƞ he yuṡtaƞpi kiƞhaƞ ṭeca wic̣ayuwita op̣̣api oḳihipi. 

 

Gen-I Challenge kiƞ ṭeca táku taƞyaƞ uƞpi hec̣a. Sam sdodyaya yac̣iƞ kiƞ ded eyap̣aṭaƞ kte. 

 

 

Wisdodye ohna kiƞ ded eyap̣aṭaƞ kte k’a táku taƞyaƞ uƞpi he ec̣aƞuƞ kta yac̣iƞ kiƞ oyawa. Ważuṡteca Ṡa Wi Wikcemna yamni kiƞhaƞ Gen-I Challenge kiƞ he duṡtaƞ kiƞhaƞ ṭeca wic̣ayuwita oyap̣̣a oyaḳihi. Tka ṭokaheya wisdodye ohna ded eyap̣aṭaƞ kte k’a táku ec̣anuƞ kta oyawa. Hehan hec̣ed ec̣anuƞ kte. 

 

 

Waƞna aƞpetu wikcemna yamni kiƞ opaṡpe niṭawa táku waṡte ec̣anuƞ kte. 

 

Táku ec̣anuƞ oyaḳihi kiƞ hena yakpazo kte k’a táku ḣtayani uƞnispe kiƞ hena yakpazo kte. Wisdodye ohna yakpazo kte. Wóiwaƞg̣̣a waƞżi duha kiƞhaƞ cnayinfo@aspeninst.org kiƞ he wóiwaƞġa hiyuyaḳiye kte. 

 

• IWOHDAKIȠ KTE – 

Táku ec̣anuƞ kiƞ Facebook, Instagram, kaiṡ Twitter ed yakpazo. #MTYG k’a #IAmGenI nuƞ. @genindigenous kiƞ nuƞ. 

 

Gen-I Challenge duṡtaƞ kiƞhaƞ National Native Youth Network oyap̣̣a. 

 

 

Omaḳa 2014 heehaƞ Ṭuƞkaṡidayapi Obama Oiṭaƞc̣aƞ kiƞ he Generation Indigenous Initiative kaġapi. He Ikce Wic̣aṡta ṭeca waṡagwic̣ayapi kte c̣iƞpi heuƞ ikce wic̣aṡta wic̣oḣaƞ yuha mánipi. Uƞka ṭeca kiƞ hena oyate waṡagwic̣ayapi kte. 

 

Center for Native American Youth kiƞ National Gen-I Native Youth Network yuhapi. Hed Ikce Wic̣aṡta ṭeca ota kc̣iwohdakapi. Owas’iƞ oyate waṡagwic̣uƞyapi kte.