Miss Navajo Council Incorporated

The ultimate purpose of creating the Dine' Iina (Life) and Naatani (Leadership) Academy will 1) instill and guide Dine' youth to value their heritage and oral traditions as an irreplaceable asset while 2) building their social and leadership skills within supportive mentoring curricula so that; 3) Dine' youth will retain their cultural knowledge through writing or digital storytelling and; 4) this successful Academy offers a replicable model for future years to reduce risk behaviors through revitalizing Dine' values. This project by Miss Navajos is a first and will sustain and leverage future activities to strengthen Dine' life.