Culture Forward is a critical new path for Native youth suicide prevention. Native voices and knowledge across tribes, professional and community roles, geographies, and age groups are represented in this guide. Community readiness and action is propelled forward by a strong vision and involvement of tribal leaders—who are the focal audience for CULTURE
FORWARD. This guide was intentionally designed to be a practical tool with accessible written
and visual information to leverage unique strengths within tribal communities to protect youth against suicide. CULTURE FORWARD aims to change the narrative about Native youth suicide prevention from targeting an at-risk group to elevating tribal strengths and Indigenous knowledge as solutions toward physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
