Indigenous Youth Nation (IYN)
Indigenous YOUth Nation
Started: 2022
- Currently active
- Created by another station or organization (and we implement it)
“Indigenous YOUth Nation” (IYN) is a 29 minute radio show engaging youth with their own Indigenous culture in a radio show made by and for youth with support from native media professionals. IYN is a radio show to celebrate culture, empower youth, nourish knowledge, inspire intergenerational dialogue and build strong roots for future generations.
This project reaches tweens and teens via...
- Directly engaging t(w)eens via activities, events, or programs
- Media and/or educational content that is made by, with, or for t(w)eens
What topics does this project focus on?
Civic engagement
Culture, society
Current affairs
Education
Identity, relationships
Life skills, career skills
Media literacy
Media making
Music, art
Public media
Science, technology
Wellness, mental health
*
Is this project considered part of the station's journalism work?
Other
*We are not a station. We are a distributed show for radio stations.
Departments involved:
Other
Partner organizations involved:
KWMR
Jeneda Benally
Jeneda Benally
Media and/or educational content
Who is the primary audience of the content?
T(w)eens
Who creates the media content?
T(w)eens and adults (in collaboration)
*T(w)eens
Who decides the topic areas of the content?
Both youth and adults (in collaboration)
Where is the content shared?
Broadcast radio
Website
Facebook
TikTok
Instagram
Directly engaging tweens and teens in local programming
In this project...
T(w)eens are involved in station decision-making (e.g., youth advisory)
We host programming directly for t(w)eens
Contact time between youth participants and station staff:
3-10 hours
Contact time between youth participants and partner orgs:
0 hours (partner staff do not interface with teens at all)