Click here to read Bank Of America’s announcement: Celebrating the leaders and nonprofits driving progress for communities of color According to the article: Bank of America announced the second group of honorees of its Neighborhood Builders: Racial Equality Award, which recognizes the impactful work of the top five leaders who strive to advance racial […]
The Los Angeles movie premiere of Prey,’ a Predator prequel streaming online on Hulu, drew the film’s biggest stars including Stormee Kipp, Shoshone-Bannock, a UNITY alumnus, Amber Midthunder, Assiniboine/Sioux, and Dakota Beavers, a descendant of Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo. Midthunder plays Naru, a Comanche warrior woman, Beavers plays Taab, the older and supportive brother of Naru, […]
He lived his life dedicated to serving the needs of Native American and Alaska Native youth. James “J.R.” Roscoe Cook of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who founded United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY), passed away with his sister by his side in her home in Edna, Kansas earlier this year at the age […]
The PBS series Roadtrip Nation (RTN) will soon feature three Native college students who embark on a journey from Arizona to Oklahoma. The series is part of of the Native Way Forward series that will air on PBS in July. This road trip captures empowering stories that give students the confidence and tools to start […]
Victoria (Vicki) Vasques, the owner of Tribal Tech LLC, located in Virginia, stopped by the UNITY office recently to present a $10,000 check to the organization. Vasques, who also created the Ronald Maese Peralta Foundation (RMP), is Diegueno of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. Vasques, who was joined by her sister Michele Matteson […]
Hundreds of people stopped by UNITY’s booth at the Reservation Economic Summit also known as RES. The four-day event, focusing on Native American business development, was held last month in Las Vegas. The event, sponsored by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, drew about 3,000 participants. RES also features a Native Youth Business […]
UNITY is participating in Arizona Gives Day today! But it’s not just for Arizonans! Arizona Gives Day helps raise awareness about Arizona nonprofits and the critical role they play in our communities, state, and in UNITY’s case, the nation. We ask for your generous support, no matter the dollar amount, to invest in our Native […]
BornxRaised + Indigenous Enterprise clothingcollaboration to partially benefit UNITY. UNITY is thrilled and truly honored to be the benefiting organization of this amazing collaboration. BornxRaised is an Indigenous founded clothing label created by Spanto in the heart of Los Angeles, California. Spanto is of White Mountain Apache descent and has brought representation to street fashion and culture. […]
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 […]
