Empowering Parents Brings Community Change in Wind River

Author

Year

2014

If you are a parent who has ever thought, “What can I do?” or “I am just a parent,” Clarisse Harris, Northern Paiute, has a program that might interest you. On the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, the Parent Leadership Training Institute is arming parents with the tools to bring changes within the schools and communities...

citizen education

citizen engagement

civic responsibilities

community input

community leadership

roles and responsibilities

Additional Information

Native Nations

Eastern Shoshone

Northern Arapaho Tribe

Resource Type

News and Opinion

Topics

Citizenship/Membership

Health and Social Services

Leadership

Citation

Rose, Christina. "Empowering Parents Brings Community Change in Wind River." Indian Country Today. January 27, 2014. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/empowering-parents-brings-community-change-in-wind-river, accessed April 11, 2023)

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