Sienna Dana

Sienna Dana

Sienna Dana serves as the Program Coordinator for the Wabanaki Youth Program in Maine. She is creating a web of connections and communications between the youth within the tribal communities in Maine. Her focus is to empower and encourage youth to find their positioning within this world by finding the strength in their voice and presence. In her time as Program Coordinator, she has begun an effort to create a safe space for local youth. This safe space will promote healing, teach and implement healthy boundary setting and practices, and allow youth to build goal-oriented futures based on their visions to create a better community and life. Within this safe space, youth will have access to necessities such as, hygiene products, clothing, shoes, and water. The Sipayik community is currently dealing with a water crisis, and the water is not safe for human consumption of any kind. The Wabanaki Program has been supporting efforts to bring water to the community members by doing regularly scheduled water donations to the tribal food pantry. These efforts will continue to shape the world view of indigenous youth and community members with the focus of creating a healing and unified community for future generations.