Thanks for your interest in NICOA’s Youth Elder Engagement contest. NICOA wants to remind youth of their obligation to help take care of their elders in our tribal communities as our elders are our keepers of our culture and language.

• The Youth Elder Engagement contest will run from November 17 to December 17, 2021. Videos and photos posted before 12 a.m. Mountain Time December 17, 2021, will be eligible.

• To be eligible, a youth age 0 to 25 will need to show a photo of an elder, or include them in the video or photo for submission. All submissions must use hashtag #youthandindigenouselders and tag NICOA at @NICOAAging on Facebook, @NICOA_Aging on Twitter, or @nationalindiancouncilonaging on Instagram.

• Videos should be short, within one to three.

• When posting, please tell us your tribal affiliation or tribal territory and use the phrase, “This is how I engage with my elder …” and show the action, for example, video chatting with your elder, walking, baking, beading, drumming, driving to appointments, etc. If submitting a photo, please include tribal affiliation or tribal territory and a short description of how you engage with your elder in the social media post.

• Only one entry per person.

• Drawing will be held on December 17. Recipients will be notified by a social media post on NICOA’s social media channels, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Recipients may also be sent a message via those channels.

• Please allow up to two to three weeks for card delivery.
• By entering this contest, you give NICOA the permission to repost or share contest entry on its social media channels for contest promotion and educational purposes. Photo credit will be given to the originator.