About
Buffalo Youth Nation Project has a simple yet powerful vision:
Improve resource availability for Native/Indigenous youth of the Great Plains region so they rise to become Future leaders and healers of our Nations.
Our Story
True love for her Nation is what empowered Lisa, and her kids, to drive 800 miles across the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in the summer of 2018 with school supplies. Who would’ve known this single act would immortalize a greater impact. Fortitude, Generosity, Kinship, Prayer, Respect, Wisdom, and Compassion are the 7 Lakota virtues that gathered women warriors (Akicita) from all walks of life, instilled with the spirit of healing, they established BYNP 501(c)(3) in April 2021
Contributing to the health and wholeness of one’s people and all life by sharing and giving freely. To share from the heart, to give from the heart openly. Generosity is a way of life.
Kinship is essential and it includes the ideas of living in harmony, belonging, relations as true wealth, and the importance of trusting in others.
Respect For The Self, Family, Community And All Life. All People And Things Are Relatives. This Respect Is Expressed In Prayer And By The Way We Act. The Outcome Of Respect Is Peace.
Compassion And Care For All, Especially The Old Ones, The Young Ones. Care For Others As You Would Yourself Because We Are All Part Of This Circle Of Life. Compassion Is Important As We All Work Together.
All life is sacred, being in direct communication with creator in all aspects of being we see all life as sacred
We live and understand our cultural values and traditions as a way of healing. We share this wisdom with others and incorporate this wisdom into our everyday life.
Our Testimonials
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Founder | Director | President
Director | Secretary
Anaya Echohawk-Flint is a member of the Paiute, Pawnee, and Yakama Nations. She spends her time with her husband, three children and pug. She is currently working on her undergraduate in Psychology. She hopes to make mental health resources more accessible for Indigenous populations.
Director | Treasurer
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