🌟 Calling all Native youth leaders! 🌟
Are you ready to make an impact in your community and across Indian Country? Now’s your chance! Applications are open for the National UNITY Council Executive Committee (NUCEC) — the leadership body representing Native youth across 10 regions of the UNITY Network.
As part of the NUCEC, you’ll help shape the national Native youth voice, build leadership skills, learn parliamentary process, and represent your region with pride. You’ll join other passionate youth in uplifting Native values, traditions, and solutions through collaboration, advocacy, and action.
🌟 Calling all Native youth leaders! 🌟
Are you ready to make an impact in your community and across Indian Country? Now’s your chance! Applications are open for the National UNITY Council Executive Committee (NUCEC) — the leadership body representing Native youth across 10 regions of the UNITY Network.
As part of the NUCEC, you’ll help shape the national Native youth voice, build leadership skills, learn parliamentary process, and represent your region with pride. You’ll join other passionate youth in uplifting Native values, traditions, and solutions through collaboration, advocacy, and action.
Memories made at UNITY are memories you will remember for a lifetime. What year do you think this picture was taken? #ThrowbackThursday
Memories made at UNITY are memories you will remember for a lifetime. What year do you think this picture was taken? #ThrowbackThursday
Announcing the 2025–26 UNITY Circle of Earth Ambassadors
United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) proudly introduces the newest class of Earth Ambassadors—ten inspiring Native youth leaders who are passionate advocates for environmental justice and Indigenous land stewardship.
Selected through a competitive process based on their environmental knowledge, leadership potential, and commitment to protecting Mother Earth, these young changemakers will serve as national voices for the land and their communities.
As part of the Earth Ambassador Cohort, they will receive tailored leadership training, engage in environmental advocacy, and elevate awareness about the issues impacting Native homelands across the country.
Each ambassador will be honored at the 2025 National UNITY Conference in San Diego, California and presented with a one-of-a-kind handmade medallion symbolizing their commitment to caretaking our planet.
Congratulations to the 2025–26 Earth Ambassadors:
Codie Horse-Topetchy – Kiowa, Comanche & Otoe-Missouria Tribes, OK
Jada Allen – Lumbee Tribe, NC
Jizelle Juan – Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, AZ
Laylalanai Gocobachi – Pascua Yaqui Tribe, AZ
Mahiya Ramirez – Muscogee (Creek) Nation, OK
Marla Mesarina – Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe & Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, MN
McKaylin Peters – Menominee Indian Tribe, WI
Neepa Hyde – Shinnecock Nation, MN
Nizhoni Deschene – Navajo Nation & Turtle Mountain Chippewa, MD
Vydell Willie – Navajo Nation, AZ
These young leaders are the future of Indigenous environmental advocacy—walking in the footsteps of their ancestors while forging new paths for the well-being of future generations.
#IndigenousYouthLeadership #EnvironmentalJustice #ProtectNativeLand #UNITYFamily
Announcing the 2025–26 UNITY Circle of Earth Ambassadors
United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) proudly introduces the newest class of Earth Ambassadors—ten inspiring Native youth leaders who are passionate advocates for environmental justice and Indigenous land stewardship.
Selected through a competitive process based on their environmental knowledge, leadership potential, and commitment to protecting Mother Earth, these young changemakers will serve as national voices for the land and their communities.
As part of the Earth Ambassador Cohort, they will receive tailored leadership training, engage in environmental advocacy, and elevate awareness about the issues impacting Native homelands across the country.
Each ambassador will be honored at the 2025 National UNITY Conference in San Diego, California and presented with a one-of-a-kind handmade medallion symbolizing their commitment to caretaking our planet.
Congratulations to the 2025–26 Earth Ambassadors:
Codie Horse-Topetchy – Kiowa, Comanche & Otoe-Missouria Tribes, OK
Jada Allen – Lumbee Tribe, NC
Jizelle Juan – Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, AZ
Laylalanai Gocobachi – Pascua Yaqui Tribe, AZ
Mahiya Ramirez – Muscogee (Creek) Nation, OK
Marla Mesarina – Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe & Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, MN
McKaylin Peters – Menominee Indian Tribe, WI
Neepa Hyde – Shinnecock Nation, MN
Nizhoni Deschene – Navajo Nation & Turtle Mountain Chippewa, MD
Vydell Willie – Navajo Nation, AZ
These young leaders are the future of Indigenous environmental advocacy—walking in the footsteps of their ancestors while forging new paths for the well-being of future generations.
#IndigenousYouthLeadership #EnvironmentalJustice #ProtectNativeLand #UNITYFamily
Our 2025-2026 class of Earth Ambassadors!
“The ground on which we stand is sacred ground. It is the blood of our ancestors.” – Chief Plenty Coups (Crow Nation)
Let this be a reminder to stand proud, walk with purpose, and honor the strength of those who came before us. Our roots run deep—carry their legacy forward with every step. 💪🏽 #MotivationalMonday
“The ground on which we stand is sacred ground. It is the blood of our ancestors.” – Chief Plenty Coups (Crow Nation)
Let this be a reminder to stand proud, walk with purpose, and honor the strength of those who came before us. Our roots run deep—carry their legacy forward with every step. 💪🏽 #MotivationalMonday
🌸🐣 Happy Easter from all of us at UNITY! May this season of renewal bring hope, joy, and new beginnings to you and your loved ones. Just like spring, may our communities continue to grow stronger together.
🌸🐣 Happy Easter from all of us at UNITY! May this season of renewal bring hope, joy, and new beginnings to you and your loved ones. Just like spring, may our communities continue to grow stronger together.
Giving back this Easter weekend, UNITY is a proud supporter of @threepreciousmiracles Gourd Dance honoring #Nativeyouth. The organization is a fellow non-profit invested in providing Native foster youth who are displaced with a connection to their culture, on or off the reservation. It was a blessing to participate in this community event and help hand out gifts to the youth. #childabuseprevention
Giving back this Easter weekend, UNITY is a proud supporter of @threepreciousmiracles Gourd Dance honoring #Nativeyouth. The organization is a fellow non-profit invested in providing Native foster youth who are displaced with a connection to their culture, on or off the reservation. It was a blessing to participate in this community event and help hand out gifts to the youth. #childabuseprevention
As we continue to celebrate UNITY’s 49 incredible years of empowering Native youth, we’re taking a moment to honor the voices that have helped shape our journey. Throughout this celebration, we’ll be sharing reflections and messages from our trustees, tribal leaders, and alumni—those who’ve stood with UNITY and continue to inspire future generations
As we continue to celebrate UNITY’s 49 incredible years of empowering Native youth, we’re taking a moment to honor the voices that have helped shape our journey. Throughout this celebration, we’ll be sharing reflections and messages from our trustees, tribal leaders, and alumni—those who’ve stood with UNITY and continue to inspire future generations
TESTIMONIALS
UNITY's Mission is to foster the spiritual, mental, physical, and social development of American Indian and Alaska Native youth and to help build a strong, unified, and self- reliant Native America through greater youth involvement.
“Being here with UNITY is such a great experience. You get to meet so many new people and learn more about different tribes and their cultures.””
“The gathering, the sharing of cultures, the UNITY of our people!”
“Our YOUTH is the future!”
“It’s the best place to be open about what you think and what you want to do for your school or community. They make you feel like family and welcome you openly.”
“Great organization that allows empowerment for the Native youth to excel in leadership skills, networking opportunity, and early professional growth.”
“Awesome for youth group & leadership.”
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