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Indigenous Parenting

UNITY Peer Guide Leticia Gonzales attended a “motherhood and fatherhood is sacred” class that focuses on Indian parenting. The Owens Valley Career Development center offered resources for new families. Leticia shared “It was so fun to attend and learn about how our ancestors parented.” Fatherhood Is Sacred®, Motherhood Is Sacred® Training: This 3-day intense training […]

The Native Youth Town Halls Report is Now Available

The Healing Indigenous Lives: Native Youth Town Halls report is available online. The report highlights juvenile justice and public safety concerns and recommendations from Tribal youth ages 14–24.  Held in July 2020, the youth-led town hall meetings are part of the Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative, supported by OJJDP and United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY). More than 155 Native youth participated and provided feedback. Their input will help OJJDP develop programs to improve outcomes for Native youth, enhance public safety, promote accountability, and empower communities. In fiscal year 2021, […]

UNITY Hosts 2022 Native Scholarship Forum

Hear from the 4 top Native American scholarship organizations at the Virtual Native Scholarship Forum – Hosted by UNITY Inc. (https://unityinc.org/), the Forum will feature representatives from the American Indian College Fund (www.collegefund.org/scholarships), Cobell Scholarships (https://cobellscholar.org/) American Indian Science and Engineering Society (https://aises.org), and American Indian Graduate Center (https://www.aigcs.org/). Learn about all the opportunities available […]

West Point Leadership and Diversity in STEM for Native American Youth – AZ

  WEST POINT LEADS WORKSHOP The West Point LEADS WORKSHOP is a one-day Leadership Ethics and Diversity in STEM Workshop with hands-on, large and small group STEM activities proctored and facilitated by West Point Staff & Faculty, and STEM professionals. West Point Cadets facilitate leadership ethics and STEM activities. USMA-Hesperus LEADS Flyer (1)

Seeking Youth Artists for Sticker Contest

What is your favorite part of a UNITY Conference? Sketch it!  UNITY is hosting a sticker Contest for UNITY’s upcoming Midyear Conference with a chance to win $250 and be the featured logo for the event. Join the EC Southeast Regional Representative Evynn Richards to learn more on how to prepare for the contest.Native artists […]

Southern Plains 2022 Updates

National UNITY Council’s Elwood McClellan Jr., Southern Plains representative, Monthly Report In the month of January, My youth council was asked to be a co-host for an honor dance. After meeting with the youth council we came to the conclusion that we would be more than happy to support in any way possible and accepted […]

Sign Up for UNITY NEWS Communications Bootcamp with ASU

Learn how to become a multi-media digital storyteller! The free hybrid training will include virtual and in-person training with Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. The first (virtual) training is set for Thursday, February 17, at 6 pm MT. The virtual training will be mandatory for those who sign up. During […]