--- title: Native Hope Blog (12) description: Native Hope, as the name suggests, believes that hope is at the foundation of real change. Hope opens the door to possibility and dreams. If we are going to see changes in the culture, it’s going to start with hope. Read these stories of hope in our blog. (12) --- [![NatHopewhitelogo-vertical-1](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/NatHopewhitelogo-vertical-1.svg "NatHopewhitelogo-vertical-1")](https://www.nativehope.org/) - [The Native Story](http://www.nativehope.org/the-native-story) - [Reflecting On Our Foundations](http://www.nativehope.org/native-american-history) - [Understanding the Destruction](http://www.nativehope.org/native-americans-today) - [Building a Hopeful Future](http://www.nativehope.org/building-a-hopeful-future) - [About Us](http://www.nativehope.org/about-us) - [Our Work](http://www.nativehope.org/our-work) - [Hope Reports](http://www.nativehope.org/hope-reports) - [Fellowship](http://www.nativehope.org/fellows) - Voices of Indian Country - [Blog](https://blog.nativehope.org) - [Resources](https://pages.nativehope.org/native-hope-resource-library) - [MMIW](http://www.nativehope.org/missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-mmiw) - [Podcast](https://pages.nativehope.org/podcasts) # [Voices of Indian Country](https://blog.nativehope.org) ### Native Hope Blog - [Cultural Awareness and Revitalization](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/cultural-awareness-and-revitalization) - [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) - [Community Impact](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-impact) - [Culture and Identity](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/culture-and-identity) - [Native Hope Fellows](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/native-hope-fellows) - [Stories of Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/stories-of-hope) - [Education and Youth Empowerment](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education-and-youth-empowerment) - [Hope/Impact Reports](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/hope-impact-reports) - [Culture](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/culture) - [Challenges](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/challenges) - [Leadership](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/leadership) - [History](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/history) - [Profiles](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/profiles) ![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/richard_son_bowmaker.jpg) ##### FEATURED POST ## Connection and Empowerment for Native People: The Teachings of the Bow and Arrow Most Americans think of the bow and arrow as a tool for hunting or sports. But writer and craftsman Joseph Marshall III has always seen the bow and arrow as a source of spiritual guidance. In Lakota c... [READ MORE](https://blog.nativehope.org/connection-and-empowerment-through-the-teachings-of-the-bow-and-arrow) ### TOPICS - [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) - [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) - [Health and Wellness](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/health-and-wellness) - [Victim Support](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/victim-support) VIEW ALL ### Popular Posts [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Native%20Hope%20Blog%20Cover.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/making-miracles-and-providing-hope-for-children-and-families) ### [Making miracles and providing hope for children and families](https://blog.nativehope.org/making-miracles-and-providing-hope-for-children-and-families) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) If adults think navigating COVID-19 is a challenge, imagine the view from the eyes of a child. Think of the sweeping changes in their routines! Every household, every community, every state, every cou... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/making-miracles-and-providing-hope-for-children-and-families) June 17, 2020 | [0 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/making-miracles-and-providing-hope-for-children-and-families#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/storyblocks-big-brown-bear-walking-around-lake-in-the-morning-sun-dangerous-animal-in-the-forest-wildlife-scene-from-europe-brown-bird-in-the-nature-habitat-with-water-russia-bear-with-reflection-in-water_S9Xvkm7-f.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-bear-mato-is-a-gift-to-mother-earth-and-her-people) ### [Native American Animals: the Bear (Mato) is a gift to Mother Earth and her people](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-bear-mato-is-a-gift-to-mother-earth-and-her-people) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) Most Native American tribes revere the bear. Like the turtle, each tribe’s cultural view of the bear varies; however, at the core, the bear represents authority, good medicine, courage, and strength. ... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-bear-mato-is-a-gift-to-mother-earth-and-her-people) June 7, 2020 | [15 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/native-american-animals-bear-mato-is-a-gift-to-mother-earth-and-her-people#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/1-2.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/may-hope-report) ### [May Hope Report](https://blog.nativehope.org/may-hope-report) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) In our April Hope Report, we described the food insecurity many tribal nations face. COVID-19 has amplified the need for assistance in Native communities, especially now. When schools closed for the s... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/may-hope-report) June 5, 2020 | [3 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/may-hope-report#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Fellows%20Blog%20Cover.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/fellowships-for-a-better-tomorrow-in-indian-country) ### [Fellowships for a better tomorrow in Indian Country](https://blog.nativehope.org/fellowships-for-a-better-tomorrow-in-indian-country) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) Who determines what is important to Indian Country? The People. Often, organizations and donors drum up ideas to “create change” to “move the needle.” They sit around a table and hash out how to be im... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/fellowships-for-a-better-tomorrow-in-indian-country) May 29, 2020 | [0 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/fellowships-for-a-better-tomorrow-in-indian-country#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Zoel%20Cover%20Photo.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/water-warrior-from-the-navajo-nation) ### [Water warrior from the Navajo Nation](https://blog.nativehope.org/water-warrior-from-the-navajo-nation) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) It is crazy that in a time which demands distancing, the most vital of connections are made. Thank you, Facebook and Facebook Messenger, for without you, we may not have connected with Zoel Zohnnie, f... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/water-warrior-from-the-navajo-nation) May 20, 2020 | [5 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/water-warrior-from-the-navajo-nation#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/Fellows_Blog-1.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/2020-2021-native-hope-fellowships) ### [Native Hope's Fellowships for 2020-2021](https://blog.nativehope.org/2020-2021-native-hope-fellowships) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) Native Americans built their communities on the idea of “mutual support” and friendship. For centuries the Native tribes of this continent survived on networking, not only by living in harmony with ea... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/2020-2021-native-hope-fellowships) May 17, 2020 | [1 Comment](https://blog.nativehope.org/2020-2021-native-hope-fellowships#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/H%20pe-1.png)](https://blog.nativehope.org/hope-report-april) ### [April Hope Report](https://blog.nativehope.org/hope-report-april) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) What is needed? Simply stated, security. Security comes in many forms: food, cleaning supplies, diapers, masks. Security means that needs are met. That is what we have been working on this month, with... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/hope-report-april) May 14, 2020 | [2 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/hope-report-april#comments-listing) [Community Outreach](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/community-outreach) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/image0022.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/my-matrilineal-strength-and-the-creative-path) ### [A Mother's Day tribute: My matrilineal strength and the creative path](https://blog.nativehope.org/my-matrilineal-strength-and-the-creative-path) [Tyisha Mitchell](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/tyisha-mitchell) Before my earthly arrival, my grandmother, mother, and closest aunt were set in their unique passions. Being born into a life surrounded by strong female role models. I, like many Diné young women, gr... [Read More](https://blog.nativehope.org/my-matrilineal-strength-and-the-creative-path) May 10, 2020 | [4 Comments](https://blog.nativehope.org/my-matrilineal-strength-and-the-creative-path#comments-listing) [Education](https://blog.nativehope.org/topic/education) [![](https://blog.nativehope.org/hubfs/iStock_000011828928_Large.jpg)](https://blog.nativehope.org/celebrating-the-power-of-native-women-and-native-mothers-0) ### [Celebrating the power of Native women and Native mothers](https://blog.nativehope.org/celebrating-the-power-of-native-women-and-native-mothers-0) [Native Hope](https://blog.nativehope.org/author/native-hope) The Legend of the White Buffalo Woman One summer a long time ago, the seven sacred council fires of the Lakota Sioux came together and camped. The sun was strong, and the people were starving, for the... 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