UNITY is now accepting in-person Speed Workshop submissions to be presented during the 2022 Virtual UNITY Midyear Conference from Friday, February 25, through Sunday, February 27. Speed workshops will happen on Saturday, February 26, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Please note that slots are limited and you will be notified if your workshop is selected. Submission deadline: Friday, January 7, 2022. This […]
The Minneapolis Convention Center, Hilton hotel, and local planning committee are excited to welcome more than 2,000 Native youth and advisers to Minneapolis in July 2022. UNITY‘s signature event will be held July 8 – 12th in downtown Minneapolis. UNITY‘s Executive Director MaryKim Titla, San Carlos Apache, as well as members of the […]
The midyear conference will take place in Phoenix in February 2022 Mesa, Arizona – United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) will hold its Midyear Leadership Conference, February 24-27, 2022, at the Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak. The National Conference will be July 8-12, 2022 in Minneapolis. Early bird registration for each conference is $250 […]
Chicago Indigenous Tribal Youth (C.I.T.Y.) Council received the honor of 2021 UNITY Youth Council of the Year was named at the National UNITY Conference in Dallas, Texas on July 4th.
Would you believe preparations are already underway for the National UNITY Conference slated for Portland, Oregon in 2024 and Oklahoma City in 2026? Site visits to both cities happened earlier this month led by UNITY‘s Executive Director Mary Kim Titla. The Portland site visit included National UNITY Council (NUC) co-president Izaiah Fisher of the Confederated […]
OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2021: The United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) hosted a five-part webinar series in June and July 2021 to highlight tribal youth concerns and offer youth tools to address them. The webinars drew from the feedback of more than 430 youth in Indian country who participated in four virtual town hall […]
Much appreciation goes to everyone who played a role in all the moving parts that made the National UNITY Conference possible. The UNITY staff is a small team of 6 people. Together we set up camp in Dallas for 6 Days bringing youth together in person and virtually. We are so thankful for the enthusiasm […]
Since 2018, UNITY has created a special day calling for Native youth to wear their traditional shirt and traditional skirt from their respective tribes. It has since become a colorful display of various styles of ribbon skirts and shirts.
Josiah Lester, Navajo, and Melia Mosley, San Carlos Apache/Assiniboine, served as co-hosts of UNITY News, which broadcasted daily at the National UNITY Conference in Dallas, Texas. Each segment featured highlights of national conference activities. UNITY wishes to thank Wil Mosley, Colby White Thunder, Charly Edsitty, and Cordell Parker for playing key roles in the production […]
UNITY has announced that they will provide complimentary virtual access to live general sessions and special evening activities during its National UNITY Conference from July 2 through July 6 in Dallas, Texas. The national Native American youth leadership event will feature daily keynote speakers and featured guests including Chance Rush (Hidatsa), actor, trainer, motivational speaker, and comedian; Tia Wood […]
