Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress
2025 Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress
2025 NYCALC DATES:
June 21 - 26, 2025
Join students from across the country to discuss community adaptation and related environmental issues impacting Native peoples. The mission of the Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress (NYCALC) is to develop future conservation leaders with the skills, knowledge, and tools to address environmental change and conservation challenges to better serve their schools and home communities.
In order to apply, students must be from Federally Recognized Tribes.
Application is Currently Under Construction. Please check back soon.
Mission
The mission of the Native Youth Community Adaptation Leadership Congress (NYCALC) is to develop future conservation leaders with the skills, knowledge, and tools to address environmental change and conservation challenges to better serve their schools and home communities.
Goals
Provide a unique and meaningful experience in a safe learning environment for all participants
Provide training for Native youth, Jr. Faculty, community mentors, and conservation professionals (conservation, leadership)
Increase awareness of environmental issues
Motivate and inspire ownership and empowerment related to the future well-being of their tribe and community
Cultivate and nurture emerging youth leaders
Learn from each other and their respective cultures
Empower communities to implement or continue existing programs via mini-grant opportunities
Make personal and professional lifetime connections
Broaden the awareness of the roles and responsibilities of conservation agencies and organizations
Improve federal employee and Native leadership cultural competencies and relationships through training
FUN!
