Frank Weaver is a mentor to the UNITY Earth Ambassadors. He is an Environmental Activist and Filmmaker. Frank grew up in Paraguay and now lives in Orlando Florida. He won “Planet Inspired” a National Geographic award for inspiring people, and is the founder of the Solar Map Project. His passion is to preserve and restore the […]
The National Day of Racial Healing is just two weeks away, on Jan. 21, 2020. It’s a day set aside to share truth, deepen relationships and build trust in order to create a more just and equitable world. You’re invited to join conversations online, in your communities and at home.
UNITY is now accepting submissions for Speed Workshops to be conducted during the 2020 UNITY Midyear Conference. Similar to speed dating, presenters will have 25 minutes with each group of 10-12 Native youth participants, rotating between tables based on topics that interest them. Topics may include career, culture, education, environment, or a subject of your choice. Peer-led […]
Athletic Director, and coach, Shaun Martin and players who were featured on the Netflix documentary “Basketball or Nothing” will be featured presenters at the 2020 UNITY Midyear Conference. The documentary follows the Chinle High School basketball team in Arizona’s Navajo Nation on a quest to win a state championship. Register for Midyear
The UNITY host hotel is quickly filling-up! Don’t get left out, book your room today at the special UNITY rate of $174 (plus taxes) per night. To book your room at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Phoenix Tempe in Tempe, Arizona, click the link below or call (480) 967-1441. The deadline to book (or until rooms are […]
Free Training! Become a digital Storyteller! Thanks to its partnership with Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UNITY is excited to announce the UNITY News Communications Camp to be held on February 13-14, 2020, right before the start of the 2020 UNITY Midyear Conference in Tempe, Arizona at the Doubletree […]
Great Plains Update: Representative Elijah Landin During the month of December 2019, I was able to schedule three meetings while attending events in the community. I was very active in the MHA Youth Leadership Council throughout the month and over Winter break.
Twenty-one youth between the ages of 16 and 19 from around the country came together to participate in an IWGYP-sponsored listening session in Chevy Chase, MD, in October 2018. These youth informed the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP) that decisions about education and careers were among the most important in their lives — a distinction […]
Prevention experts know that the holidays can be a tough time for those who suffer from depression, grief, and loss, and it’s just as important to support our youth during this time. Learn more about the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline and related resources by clicking the link. The Lifeline is free, confidential, and available 24/7. 1-800-273-8255
UNITY Wellness Warriors has released its final wellness campaign posters, part of an ongoing series featuring Native American youth. Featured is Truman Pipestem, a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee and descendant of the Osage Nation and the Otoe-Missouria Tribe. Truman is a freshman at Yale University. Truman is in the Directed Studies Program, […]
