Asniya
Asniya’s mission is to inspire and empower underserved Native American children with medical knowledge and opportunities.
Asniya is a non-profit outreach program that recruits medical students to teach health and medicine to indigenous children. "Asniya interns" deliver dynamic hands-on classroom presentations to captivate children’s interest in medical science, disease prevention, and careers in health care. For more than 25 years Asniya has inspired Native youth while expanding the cultural awareness of future physicians.

Catherine Larkins, BS – Consultant since 2015

Catherine Larkins

Catherine grew up in Arkansas and Texas. She received a BS degree in Home Economics from the University of North Texas in 1975 and a BA degree in Political Science from the University of Arkansas in 2018.

In 1982 -1984 she worked with Coconino County Department of Public Health in Flagstaff, Arizona in the Women, Infants, and Children program, which involved travelling throughout Coconino County and frequent contact with the native community. Later she worked in senior and community nutrition programs in Texas and Minnesota.

Most recently she worked in finance and administration at the University of Colorado for 17 years, including working with the Center for Native Oral Health Research at the Anschutz Medical Campus.

Currently she is retired and living in Southwest Colorado.

"The path to one’s strength, pride, integrity, and wisdom often starts with a vision as a child. Our children may be granted visions in many ways. Often, it is through a teacher with a pure heart."
  • Asniya.org
    PO Box 746
    Rapid City, SD, 57709
    info@asniya.org