Join us in celebrating outstanding Native youth in our community!

The Indigenous Leadership Academy PNW will be hosting an awards banquet in recognition of the hard work and achievement of our Native youth. These awards will recognize the spiritual, cultural, academic, and physical achievements of our youth, and are open to all Native youth in the lower Puget Sound. We are looking to recognize youth who have not only demonstrated individual success, but have also demonstrated leadership by positively impacting their community, their school, their peers, or their families. The banquet will be held on August 23rd, 2024. 

Our awards celebrate the contribution of the youth to their communities. For this reason, the impact of the youth on their communities will be more heavily weighted by the award committee than the accomplishment itself. 

 *Youth do not have to be enrolled in a federally recognized tribe, but should be a descendant or enrolled member of a federally or state recognized tribe. *