NATIVE VISION is a partnership operated by Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health and the National Football League Players Association that mobilizes NFL players and other professional athletes as mentors for Native youth.  American Indian adolescents are the most needy and disenfranchised youth group in the US. The Native Vision initiative serves them through program that build upon the strengths of Native youth as individuals, members of large family networks, and citizens within proud, unique Indian communities.

Native Vision is a youth development initiative for reservation-based American Indian adolescents from across the country.  Its aim is to help American Indian youth enjoy a healthy future by providing:

• Exciting fitness activities,
• School completion initiatives, and
• Healthy start programs.

The hallmark of the Native Vision program is an annual summer camp that teams the best professional and collegiate athletes from top football, basketball, volleyball, soccer, lacrosse and track programs across the country with American Indian youngsters from across the Nation.  The next camp will be held on June 12-14, 2008 and will be hosted by the Southern Pueblo Tribes in Bernalillo, New Mexico.

Photos on the Native Vision website courtesy of Ed Cunicelli and Kristine Kauffman.
ed cunicelli/photographer inc.
p.o. box 86
glen mills, pa 19342
ewc@cunicelli.com