INTERGENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP

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INTERGENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)

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INTRODUCTION

• Multigenerational activities are an effective way
  to teach our young people our culture, traditions
  and values while modeling leadership.

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Christy MoreisTribal Youth Program Coordinator

• Aquinnah Wampanoag
• Born and raised on Marthas Vineyard Island
• Worked for the Tribe as Child Care
  Coordinator, Health Department Administrative
  Assistant, After School Program Assistant

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TOPICS OF DISCUSSION

• Aquinnah Youth Program Gear
• Youth Drum
• Intertribal Social
• Youth Powwow

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AQUINNAH YOUTH PROGRAM GEAR

• Logo designed by Stephen Garvin age 17.
• Gave the young people identity and a sense of
  unity.
• Their artistic ability and talent has been
  recognized by the entire Tribe.
• The youth design the Powwow posters and t-shirts
  every year.

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YOUTH DRUM

• Started in 2004.
• A way to teach our young men about their culture
  and to give them something to take pride in.
• Has traveled to educate people in our community
  and beyond.
• Has been invited to go to Social events and
  Powwows at Mashantucket Pequot, Mohegan,
  Dartmouth and Harvard Universities.

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INTERTRIBAL SOCIAL

• Invited young people from five different Tribes
  to stay the weekend on Marthas Vineyard.
• Made a brochure of some of the Islands
  historical sites.
• Made gifts to present to each of their guests and
  the chaperones that attended.

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YOUTH POWWOW

• After more than seventy years our youth group
  successfully reestablished our annual Powwow.
• Taught our young people that they are able to
  accomplish great things that sometimes seem
  impossible.

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What This Means

• We service 40 young people from age 12 18 and
  20 from age 6 - 11.
• We went from having kids thrown off the bus and
  in trouble constantly in junior high to being
  able to complete high school without any
  incidence.
• Kids in court and on probation come off probation
  without reoffending.
• Of the original kids that started the program in
  2002 currently we have students at Memorial
  University of Newfoundland, University of New
  Mexico, Dartmouth and Harvard University and one
  young man employed by our Tribe.

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Next Steps

• Increase participation of Tribal youth beyond the
  boundaries of our island.
• Continue to teach abstinence through spiritual
  and traditional practices.
• Nurture their leadership abilities.
• Encourage our youth to move onto college and
  other higher education opportunities.
• Instill pride in our youth about who they are,
  where they come and the abilities they possess.

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