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Native Organizers Alliance Co-Sponsoring Webinar with Kiliii Yüyan

The Native Organizers Alliance is proud to co-sponsor an upcoming virtual event featuring Kiliii Yüyan, an award-winning photographer, author, and National Geographic Explorer. Titled “Guardians of Life: Indigenous Science, Indigenous Wisdom, and Restoring the Planet,” the webinar will explore the powerful relationship between Indigenous peoples and their ancestral homelands through photography, storytelling, and lived experience. […]

Zoe Loonsfoot Advances Cultural Wellness, Youth Care, and Community Leadership in Michigan

Zoe Loonsfoot is demonstrating the power of Native youth leadership through service, cultural engagement, and community wellness initiatives across the Midwest Region. Based in Michigan, Zoe has dedicated time and energy to supporting youth wellness, cultural teachings, and community care through volunteerism, mentorship, and collaboration with tribal youth programs. Throughout the past year, Zoe participated […]

Healing and Hope: F.I.N.A.L. Youth Council Leads MMIP Awareness and Community Healing

PHOENIX, AZ — The Phoenix Indian Center’s F.I.N.A.L. Youth Council continues to make a meaningful impact across Indigenous communities through advocacy, education and healing-centered events focused on youth wellness, justice and community empowerment. Recently, the F.I.N.A.L. Youth Council’s Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Committee hosted its Annual MMIP Prayer Walk, bringing together more than […]

Tribal Affairs Team Announces Exciting Summer Camps for Native Youth and Families

The Tribal Affairs Team is excited to announce two upcoming summer camp opportunities designed to inspire, educate, and bring Native youth and families together through STEM learning, cultural enrichment, and outdoor adventure. Annual STEM Camp Returns to the Navajo Nation Kicking off the summer season is the annual STEM Camp, taking place June 5–7 at […]

Youth Councils Invited to Share “Good Medicine” at the UNITY Fire

UNITY invites youth councils to sign up to share culture, teachings, songs, prayers, stories, encouragement, or other forms of “Good Medicine” at the UNITY Fire during the 2026 National UNITY Conference. For many years, the UNITY Fire has served as a place of support, healing, prayer, reflection, and spiritual nourishment for conference attendees. As with […]

From Storytelling to Senior Night: Alina Sanchez Steps Into Her Next Chapter

Alina Sanchez, Miwok of Wilton Rancheria and Pacific Region Representative on the National UNITY Council Executive Committee, spent the month growing as a storyteller, student, athlete, and Native youth leader. From preparing her youth council for the National UNITY Conference to committing to college and celebrating her final high school soccer season, Alina’s month reflected […]

Coming Full Circle: Ethan Hedgepeth Shares UNITY at His Home Powwow

For Ethan Hedgepeth, Cherokee and Tuscarora and Southeast Representative on the National UNITY Council Executive Committee, leadership came full circle this month. From attending a regional meeting at East Carolina University to sharing UNITY with Native youth and families at the Haliwa-Saponi Powwow in Hollister, North Carolina, Ethan used his voice to strengthen connections, encourage […]

Spirit, Service, and Safe Spaces: Alina Sanchez Leads with Connection in the Pacific Region

Alina Sanchez, Miwok of Wilton Rancheria and Pacific Region Representative on the National UNITY Council Executive Committee, spent the month building community in every space she entered—from her high school campus to a hospital worksite, from regional Zoom circles to substance use prevention trainings. Through school spirit, gratitude, cultural reflection, and youth-centered dialogue, Alina showed […]

AICH Youth Council Strengthens Native Community and Cultural Connection in New York City

The American Indian Community House Youth Council is creating meaningful spaces for Native and Indigenous youth leadership in the Northeast UNITY Region. Based in New York City and sponsored by the American Indian Community House, the Youth Council continues to uplift Native youth through cultural education, community care, advocacy, and peer support in an urban […]