Uplifting greetings to you!
I am pleased to share you with the projects and updates which have allowed inspiration to flourish in the lives of young people across the country. Inspire. Motivate. Lead. (IML) was created to establish the need for demonstrative learning amongst the progress of youth and adults. By using self-empowerment tools, leadership education is being brought to a refreshing level allowing communities, reservations, and villages to clearly identify the power of cultural integrity, and solution-building life ways.
The fall of 2009, has been tremendously successful in the progress being made to bring invigorating mechanisms to Indian Country. This month, we highlight three communities who have had great improvements in youth ambition by initiating community building strategies as a result of Inspire. Motivate. Lead.
Ute Mountain Ute Nation, Towaoc, CO
Through the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, IML created an immense impact on students and adults with two installments of The INSPIRE Project, a graffiti education based program addressing the need for creative responsibility in Indian Country. Since the installment of The INSPIRE Project, vandalism has been transformed within the community skate park, giving youth the opportunity to understand the value of solution building through creative expression.
Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Pendleton, OR
In partnership with the Behavioral Health Department, leadership training has been established within the schools of CTUIR adhering to the development of academic ambition. CTUIR has opened the conversations of progress through the Nixyaawii Community School by sharing Inspire. Motivate. Lead.’s mission to invigorate youth education.
Jicarilla Apache Nation, Workforce Development, Dulce, NM
IML created strategies for youth to fully engage themselves in the process of skill-building to initiate preparation for students to create consistencies amongst personal ambition choices. Over 100 youth participated in an extensive six hour session to prepare for summer involvement of vocational experience.
As you read, the effort to empower communities is creating more positive movements each day! We are excited to approach the end of 2009, with more initiatives underway. Please visit the website, and sign up for the newsletter to stay updated on how inspiration can create moving progress. We look forward to partnering with you soon!
Wishing you an abundance of inspiration to create positive movement!
LeAndra Bitsie
