Extraordinary change starts from the community up. The Healthy Native Communities Fellowship (HNCF) engages a diverse cross-section of emerging leaders through collaborative learning grounded in Native spiritual and cultural perspectives. Since 2005, HNCF has brought together more than 200 Fellows in 75 teams across the nation. 

There is a critical need for innovative solutions to pressing social and health concerns impacting Native communities. HNCF knows that local change agents, with deep passion and wisdom about their communities, are the most powerful catalysts for sustaining wellness.

With skills learned during the four, one-week, retreats, Fellows build dynamic bridges between their work and multiple stakeholders.

‣ HNCF Faculty: Faculty with significant and diverse experience in community change work.

‣ HNCF Curriculum:  The Fellowship Curriculum  merges researched tools and methods with Native models, based on the Four Directions.

‣ HNCF Teams: Diverse Fellowship Teams work together and offer mentorship and rich perspectives.

‣ HNCF Fellow Learning Space: Teams actively share skills, knowledge, and perspectives with their home community group.

‣ HNCF Workstations and Coaching: Coaching from staff during and after the Fellowship is coupled with mentoring from current and Alumni Fellows through Internet workstations.