The Nez Perce Tribe’s “Preparing for Academic Excellence” (PACE) 27th Annual two-week Math & Science Camp was a huge success. PACE is hosted by the Nez Perce Tribe’s Environmental Restoration & Waste Management Program. It was scheduled for July 15-26,…
The Canyon Creek Battlefield Memorial Ceremony was held on Friday, October 4, 2024, at the historic marker north of Laurel, MT, where tribal and non-tribal members gathered to honor the memory of the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) lives lost and/or wounded…
Congratulations to Private Ryan Lockart, an enrolled member of the Nez Perce Tribe, who recently finished his training and earned his Infantry cross rifle pin with the US Army. The United States crossed rifle pin is a distinctive symbol worn…
Boise, Idaho – Passionate advocate and community leader, tai simpson (she/they) Niimiipu nation of Idaho and Black, was selected to join The Allstate Foundation Nonprofit Leadership Center Executive Leadership Program’s Class of 2025. The prestigious program helps top nonprofit leaders…
Thirty-six teams participated in seven different divisions from the ages of 7 all the way to 55. Players from Lapwai, Kamiah, and throughout the Lewis-Clark Valley came to play basketball games during the evenings at the Pineewaus Community Center in…
The Youth Cultural Enrichment Academy is a collaboration between the Nez Perce Tribe and Northwest Indian College and began 15 years ago as an alternative to the summer youth employment program. Instead of the focus being on accomplishing simple office…
Backstory on NAHOVA: In 2019 the Students for Success (SFS) program started a youth council. Grant funding allowed for us to pay council members ($30) to attend meetings, up to 10 youth, and for 1 meeting per month. To say…
Asotin, WA – Meet Shawn Hills (Nez Perce/Oneida descendent), a sophomore at Asotin High School. His parents are Bobby and Crescentia (Domebo) Hills. His maternal grandparents are Freida “Torchy,” Andrew Sr. Domebo and Clyde Cornelious Sr. His paternal grandparents are…
Boise, ID. Every year the Idaho Children’s Trust Fund convenes the Strengthening Families Training Institute (SFTI) which brings together over 200 child advocates, prevention practitioners, educators, and parents from throughout Idaho to learn how to prevent child abuse and neglect…
The Nez Perce Tribe Students for Success Program was recognized at the 2024 SAMHSA (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration) National Prevention Day in Washington DC for their accomplishments implementing the Native Connections grant. The panel presentation featured dedicated…
