AKA is all about engaging youth and the community in evaluation. Nothing about us without us comes to mind as a tagline we must remember.

AKA honors Native American Heritage Month by uplifting a story of a community returning to its canoe teachings to guide wellness. GHWIC is a project shaped by generations of Tribal knowledge, carried home with new tools but rooted in culture. Together, communities and partners listen, paddle, and rebuild systems so future generations can define health in their own way and continue the journey with strength.

Spring and Summer 2025: Photos of places, people, and experiences that will transform how we live and work. Spring and Summer have been wild, hectic, and transformative. Words would never capture what we have been up to, who we have met, what we felt, and what we will do now because of it. Photos might. Our work to elevate photography as a research method is not new. In 2022, we collaborated with our brother, Marcus Red Thunder, to explore the role and use of photography as a

This month, we gathered to talk about what we’re taking with us from our Master of Public Health (MPH) journeys, what challenged us, and how we’re continuing to transform.

We continually reflect on our work at AKA, the love we give, and the love we receive.

March 2025   Are you an artist? Do you love to create? No matter what you answer, you must begin to do art, to create, and find love and...