The Networks of Opportunity for Child Wellbeing (NOW) is excited to share the fifth episode of In the Arena with NOW, a podcast series that lifts up the voices of community leaders who are “in the arena” -- in classrooms, playgrounds, Congressional halls, hospitals, and neighborhood streets -- working to make sure that all children and families can live healthy, thriving lives.
In our fifth episode, Honoring Culture, Language, and Family: Stories from the Navajo Nation, we speak with members of McKinley County Early Childhood Coalition (MCECC) about the transformative efforts they are leading to promote healthy, prosperous, and empowered Native children and families. Based in Navajo Nation, New Mexico, MCECC seeks to eliminate health disparities and improve the wellbeing of American Indians and Alaska Natives in their community.
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Episode 5: Honoring Culture, Language, and Family: Stories from the Navajo Nation
Based in Navajo Nation, New Mexico, the McKinley County Early Childhood Coalition (MCECC) seeks to eliminate health disparities and improve the wellbeing of American Indians and Alaska Natives in their community. In our fifth episode, we learn from members of MCECC about the transformative efforts they are leading to promote healthy, prosperous, and empowered Native children and families, grounded in honoring their indigenous culture, language, and traditions. Guests reflect on their ongoing work to foster partnerships, invest in existing community resources, align efforts with tribal leadership, and build capacity for systems change led by Native communities themselves.
- Colleen Roan, Supervisor, Navajo Nation Early Intervention Program
- Emerson Toledo, Co-chair, McKinley County Early Childhood Coalition
- Esther Rodriquez, Community Champion, ATD Fourth World
- Robert Alsburg, Program Manager, Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment
- Erick Sanders, Program Manager, ATD Fourth World
- Gabriel Claw, Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment
- Host: Ronda Alexander, Director of Operations, NOW at Vital Village Network
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