National Council of Urban Indian Health
1 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Suite 800-D
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.544.0344
The NCUIH Youth Council proudly launched the inaugural NCUIH Youth Council Indigi-Wellness Champion Campaign! The Indigi-Wellness Champion Campaign was a social media campaign consisting of two themes braided together by Native Youth for Native Youth to express health and wellness both #CultureIsPrevention and #ThisIsNative have been designed to create a community-wide movement to further develop the expression of resiliency and wellness by Native Youth and improve overall health for the next seven generations!
NCUIH’s Youth Council Indigi-Wellness Champion Campaign launched the week of American Indian/Alaska Native Hope for Life Day, September 10, 2019, and ran a 20-day social media campaign. Participants were asked to join the conversation and become an Indigi-Wellness Champion by bringing awareness to take specific steps to change the conversation around suicide, initiate action for awareness around health and Indigi-Wellness, foster hope in the effort to reduce or eliminate suicide in their community, and promote Native Youth mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual wellness.
NCUIH Youth Council Indigi-Wellness Campaign Toolkit
What is an Indigi-Wellness Champion?
A person who embraces their “Indigeneity” through…
- Inspiring Native Youth to choose healthy solutions
- Investing in positive change for mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health; and
- Promoting resilience and wellness to empower future generations
CAMPAIGN #1: #THISISNATIVE
#ThisIsNative is the first braid of the campaign with the goal to provide and connect Native Youth with Native Youth-driven resources. We want to show the world what it means to be Native because our lives are dynamic, unique, and sacred. We all have different life experiences that make us who we are. By sharing our gifts with the world, and through our community we can inspire other Native Youth like ourselves, invest in their wellness, and supporting each other in showing the ways in which we are resilient every day.
CAMPAIGN #2: #CULTUREISPREVENTION
#CultureIsPrevention is the second braid of the campaign with the goal to raise awareness on suicide and substance abuse for Native Youth in our urban communities and on tribal reservations. Our objective is to train Native Youth to make healthy choices in their everyday lives, and to develop and disseminate culturally tailored prevention tools for suicide, substance abuse, and overall well-being.
