FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Melissa Kaszuba melissa@uriascommunications.com April 22, 2023 Mesa, Arizona – In celebration of Earth Day, United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) announces the 2023-2024 class of UNITY Earth Ambassadors. The environmental stewardship and leadership program, which began in the 1990s, provides Native American youth […]
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) celebrated Earth Week (April 17-22) with several events on and around the Qualla Boundary encouraging knowledge of environmental and wildlife issues. “Earth Day is where you recycle, you grow stuff, and you don’t throw trash around the […]
Brown University, March 3, 2023, Pictured, above: Anagali (Shace) Duncan smiles in Brown apparel at his high school athletic field. Sequoyah High School is a boarding school for Indigenous students in grades 7-12. Meet 20-year-old environmental advocate Anagali (Shace) Duncan of the Cherokee Nation. “Respect, humility, and reciprocity describe Anagali best” shared Laura Smith, Program Coordinator with […]
Friends and Relatives, On April 20, at 1:00 pm (ET), join our moderator, Joel Moffett (Nez Perce), and Indigenous leaders Valerie Nuvayestewa (Hopi/Tewa), Margo Robbins (Yurok) and Julia Bernal (Sandia Pueblo), as they discuss vital healing work and how philanthropy can better support Indigenous-led nonprofits and community organizations. About the Series: Native Americans in Philanthropy […]
The environmental stewardship program which was started in the 1990s, engages Native American and Alaska Native youth in training sessions and informational workshops to increase their knowledge of environmental issues affecting Native America, learn to serve as ambassadors to increase awareness of the issues affecting the environmental quality of Native lands, and promote efforts to […]
Featuring UNITY’s Peer Guide and former Earth Ambassador Angela Noah, View complete article at BikePortland September 6, 2022 This story and photos by Jarrette Werk originally appeared on Underscore News Pedalpalooza’s first ride geared exclusively toward Native and Indigenous riders drew attendees from as far away as Arizona. Forty Native and Indigenous community members, ranging from young […]
Healing Our Mother Earth Webinar focuses on ways everyone can take to protect our Mother Earth. We must Heal Our Earth not just because we care about the natural world, but also because we live on it. Every one of us needs a healthy Earth to support our livelihoods, health & survival, and happiness. A healthy […]
UNITY is awarding (20) $250.00 mini-grants for Environmental Projects! The UNITY Earth Ambassadors know that the time to address Climate Change is now! Our people have always been earth protectors and caretakers. What better way to revitalize our cultural environmental teaching than by developing an Environmental Community Project! All you have to do is tell […]
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 […]
Join UNITY youth leaders to learn more about how Native youth are becoming the voice of climate change activism. This session will hear from young leaders in climate action on how to learn from the land and from traditional knowledge to find solutions for the climate crisis. Watson Whitford | Chippewa Cree Nations, Earth Ambassador, United National […]
