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CTUIR Youth Council empowers members to get involved in their community

Whitman Wire – Written by Katherine Ellis, News Reporter February 2, 2023 The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Youth Council encourages young tribal members to improve their communities, including advocating for environmental preservation across the Pacific Northwest. The CTUIR Youth Council is open to CTUIR members between the ages 12 to 18.  […]

UNITY Executive Committee Comes Together for Annual Leadership Retreat

National UNITY Council Executive Committee Members focused on communications, team building, networking, mind mapping training January 13-15, Mesa, Arizona  – UNITY’s elected leadership came together to ring in the new year with renewed vision and leadership during a 3-day leadership development training facilitated by Dr. Pearl  Yellowman and Peer Trainer and former Co-President Audri Mitchell.  […]

Prey actress Amber Midthunder and producer Jhane Myers will be Midyear featured speakers

UNITY Announces New Speakers for Midyear Conference       Left to Right: Amber Midthunder and producer Jhane Myers will join life coach James W. Anderson as guest speakers at the UNITY Midyear Conference   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Media Contact: Melissa Kaszuba January 23, 2023           melissa@uriascommunications.com Left to Right: Amber […]

American Indian College Fund Resources for Native youth

Join us for two great events this week! College Fund Resources 101 Learn about the great opportunities the College Fund has to offer! Our Student Services staff will provide a 30-minute presentation on our scholarships, our Native Pathways and Career Pathways programs and more! Click below to register! Tuesday, January 24th 5:30 PM Mountain time […]

HILI Highlight: In Focus Mentoring Month

A relationship with a mentor can be a valuable resource for a young person during life’s critical moments. OJP.GOV Click here for more information Successful mentoring relationships can improve a child’s self-esteem and academic achievement while deterring substance use, delinquency, and other high-risk behaviors. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has long supported […]

Envisioning Dine Wellness with Ajah-Rain

2022-223 UNITY 25 UNDER 25 AWARDEE Interview with Ajah-Rain Yellowhair, 17, Navajo, NM What are the top three issues of concern in Navajo/Dine communities?  The first is food insecurity, lack of resources (water, housing, jobs), and illegal fracking which creates an unstable ecosystem. I would suggest that we begin soil rejuvenation across the nation and […]

Sign up today for the UNITY ASU Communications Camp!

Are you interested in digital storytelling? Or you’ve always wanted to learn how to produce, shoot and edit a video? Now’s your chance to learn how to do just that. UNITY in partnership with the ASU Cronkite School of Journalism is once again offering a Communications Camp on Thursday, February 23, the day before the start […]

Cherokee Cultural Immersion offers Solutions to Community Challenges

2022-23 UNITY 25 Under 25 Awardee   UNITY asked 25 Under 25 Awardee Chelbie Turtle what are the top three issues of concern facing Cherokee youth today.  Chelbie Turtle: Statistically, the Native American population is associated with low high school and post-secondary retention rates. Although various tribal nations provide students in both high school and […]

Native youth Ideas Blossom into Empowered Change Agents with a Plan

Reflections of the New Years Healing Circle Training hosted by the Cheyenne and Arapaho Youth Council in Oklahoma. By: Nataanii Hatathlie, UNITY Peer Guide Trainer During the Healing Circle, I had the opportunity to learn more about the Cheyenne & Arapaho tribal community on an intimate basis by working with the youth leaders and their […]