On July 28August 2, 2012, more than 200 youth and adult leaders from 53 tribal communities across the country convened at the 2012 National Intertribal Youth Summit at the National 4H Youth Conference Center in Chevy Chase, MD, just outside of Washington, DC. OJJDP partnered with the U.S. Departments of the Interior, Health and Human Services, and numerous other federal agencies to organize the event.
Federal officials heard directly from youth about their concerns in a range of areas, including environmental pollution, gangs, and poverty in
Indian country.