Youth ambassadors attend White House Tribal Nations Conference

Native youth traveled to the nation's capital in December to participate in the annual White House Nations Tribal Conference.

The White House Tribal Nations Conference Youth Ambassadors represent a diverse set of high-school aged Native youth. They were selected by the White House after nominations were sent in by tribal governments.

"As a Youth Ambassador to the 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference you are joining an inspiring group of youth from across Indian Country," a White House official wrote in an e-mail to one of the participants.

The Youth Ambassadors included Summer Brooks, a...