OJJDP PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE YOUTH In Focus: Mentoring Youth OJJDP Produced, February 2022. This fact sheet reports on OJJDP funding and technical assistance for youth mentoring programs, which provide participating youth a relationship with a caring adult who can provide the mentee guidance and support. 1 page. NCJ 253045. Abstract | PDF […]
As part of the three-day Healing Circle training, youth council members of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes practiced how to document their experiences by writing their own UNITY News article as a team. As part of strengthening youth voices, youth article submissions are welcomed by UNITY to be featured on their respective regional pages on […]
“Healing Circles are becoming the new wave! As they should be, they offer kids a platform to express their feelings and ideas” shared National UNITY Council Southwestern Representative Derek Captain (Laguna/ Navajo). “Times like this serve as a reminder of how critical it is to reach out to our Native youth.” Representative Captain attends the […]
The environmental stewardship program which was started in the 1990s, engages Native American and Alaska Native youth in training sessions and informational workshops to increase their knowledge of environmental issues affecting Native America, learn to serve as ambassadors to increase awareness of the issues affecting the environmental quality of Native lands, and promote efforts to […]
Congrats to Lily Painter & Sareya Taylor Named Teen Vogue’s 21 Under 21 2022: The Revolutionary Youth You Need to Know BY TEEN VOGUE EDITORS ILLUSTRATION BY MAR BERTRAN Click here for the full article So far, the 2020s have proven to be a time of great change, and the past year has been no exception. In […]
UNITY is now accepting Speed Workshop submissions to be presented during the 2023 UNITY Midyear Conference The midyear conference will engage more than 400 Native youth from across the country through workshops, breakout sessions, and cultural sharing. We seek workshop leaders from a broad range of fields to participate in the speed workshops at the […]
Arizona-based Titan Facilities Services, LLC, recently presented a check to United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) in the amount of $4,500 to cover education scholarships for Native American students. The generous donation from Titan will be awarded to three college students in July 2023 at the National UNITY Conference in Washington, DC. Titan Facility […]
The National UNITY Council’s Northeastern Representative Nathan Solorio, also recently awarded the prestigious 25 Under 25 award, has been traveling his region this winter networking and reaching out to Native youth in various ways. Nathan’s Reflections: Two amazing events that took place in the Northeast this winter included the White House Tribal Youth Forum, hosted […]
Click here to Read the full article on OJJDP News @ a Glance When Colby WhiteThunder first joined the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas youth council 11 years ago, he says he was “that kid who sat in the back and didn’t say nothing.” He never raised his hand, and rarely called attention to himself. “I […]
Mentoring PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE YOUTH The mentoring literature focused on American Indian and Alaska Native youthi is growing, and it is further informed by empirical work from other countries, such as Canada and New Zealand. Nevertheless, rigorous research remains limited in understanding the strengths and needs of this group. Studies to date demonstrate […]
