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By Heather Clark
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP)
Juanita Toledo knows what it’s like to grow up in a household where alcohol was abused, but with the help of a national organization for Native American youths she has chosen a different path for herself.
Toledo, 23, of Jemez Pueblo in northern New Mexico, presided as one of two co-presidents over a national five-day conference in Albuquerque starting July 3. Nearly 1,000 Native American youths from across the country gathered at the United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc., or UNITY, conference.
Albuquerque, New Mexico (AP)
Juanita Toledo knows what it’s like to grow up in a household where alcohol was abused, but with the help of a national organization for Native American youths she has chosen a different path for herself.
Toledo, 23, of Jemez Pueblo in northern New Mexico, presided as one of two co-presidents over a national five-day conference in Albuquerque starting July 3. Nearly 1,000 Native American youths from across the country gathered at the United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc., or UNITY, conference.
