Rory Wheeler, Peer Guide, Northeastern Representative, and National UNITY Council Vice President shares his community outreach for February 2022: I am so happy to be back with our UNITY family for the UNITY Midyear Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. I worked through the month with EC and Peer Guides to plan the conference and release a […]
Southwest Regional Representative Chenoa Scippio’s February Update: I have been working with my non-profit, Native Health Initiative, and the National Congress of American Indians to develop their ‘Movement as Medicine’ Initiative. I am looking forward to leading the physical wellness portion of this initiative. I also co-led a presentation for the “Go Red for Native […]
Highlights included appearances by Native American celebrities and influencers, cultural sharing, and learning opportunities.Mesa, Az – UNITY hosted its annual midyear conference February 25-27 at the Phoenix Hilton Resort at the Peak, bringing together more than 400 attendees from tribal communities across the United States. Keynote speakers included America’s Got Talent finalist Brooke Simpson (Haliwa-Saponi), […]
Northeast Valley News: Three day conference features annual “Round Dance” Marshall Baker, ReporterMarch 2, 2022 United National Indian Tribal Youth held their 2022 mid-year conference in Phoenix this weekend and brought together people from different indigenous backgrounds. UNITY is an organization based in Mesa that looks to empower Indigenous youth across North America. J.R. Cook, […]
Indigenous community leaders create positive change in their communities. The American Indian College Fund is committed to developing women leaders across Indian Country through its Indigenous Visionaries Program in tribal communities where tribal colleges and universities are located. This year’s College Fund Indigenous Visionaries cohort includes Harley-Daniel Interpreter (Navajo), Louise K. Waakaa’igan (Anishinaabe), Sasha Sillitti […]
UNITY calls upon its family & friends to join us today, March 2, 2022, at 2 pm CT, in a moment of silence in honor of our beloved founder, J. R. Cook. “We are deeply saddened to learn of J.R.’s passing. But his legacy and influence live on in the thousands of lives he has […]
Mesa, Az – United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) is saddened to announce that its founder, J.R. Cook (Cherokee), passed away at the age of 83 on February 25, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cook started the UNITY organization in southwestern Oklahoma in 1976 with a small group of Native American youth interested in […]
Mesa, AZ – United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) is proud to announce that Midyear 2022 will be a hybrid event with options for attendance in person and online. We are so excited to welcome attendees back to the beautiful Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak, as well as continue to offer a robust and interactive […]
OJJDP PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE YOUTH Breaking the Ice: Creating a Dialogue With Youth OJJDP-Sponsored, October 2017. This sheet provides Tribal communities with ideas on how to educate youth about tough situations. 2 pages. NCJ 251735. Abstract | PDF The UNITY Peer Guides and Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative is dedicated to spreading awareness […]
During the month of February, the National UNITY Council’s Northwest Regional Representative and Executive Committee Secretary Jonathan Arakawa attended the following events: Weekly UNITY Production Meetings with EC members and UNITY staff to plan upcoming Conferences 2022 NCAI State of Indian Nations Address with members of the Biden Administration and Congress 2022 NCAI Executive Council […]
