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 […]
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 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, […]
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2/3/2022 UNITY Southern Plains Earth Ambassador Karlin Tsotigh Check-In: “I am happy to say that I was able to get what I needed to build up my Earth Ambassador platform. It took a while and it was harder than I thought, but I’m ready to build support for my environmental project. Having the community come […]
We are encouraging interested applicants to apply for the MSU SROP virtual summer internship! Here is the breakdown our new summer opportunities for 2022: • Course-Only students will be paid $500 (May 16-27, 2022) • Students that participate in short courses and the research experience starting May 17 will be paid […]
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 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)
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 […]
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 […]
