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Auditions for monthly UNITY News broadcast

Would you like to serve as a featured news anchor for UNITY News? UNITY is seeking 10 news anchors (males and females) for a two-minute News segment once a month. One will be selected per month. Those selected will have the opportunity to read UNITY News updates and will receive a $150 stipend. All you have to do is submit a :35 – :40 audition video. You don’t […]

UNITY Conference blanket available for donation

UNITY has a very limited supply of blankets specially made for the 2023 National UNITY conference held in Washington, DC. The art used on the blankets was created by Evynn Richardson, Haliwa-Saponi, to coincide with the National UNITY Conference theme “Restoring the Spirit of Native Youth.” The design features the traditional northeastern blanket dance. The popular […]

IAMNDN Youth Council Hosts Media Camp to Empower Future Creators

The Comanche Nation IAMNDN Youth Council hosted a dynamic three-day Media Camp at the Higher Education Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, offering youth hands-on experience in a wide range of creative and communication fields. With 25 participants, the camp focused on developing practical skills in areas such as camera operation, graphic design, journalism, interviewing, music production, […]

WeRNative, THRIVE & UNITY team up to host Suicide Prevention Webinar for Native Youth

Click Here to RSVP:  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82638612872   UNITY in partnership with WeRNative And THRIVE presents the Healing Circle Webinar in honor of National Suicide Awareness Month. Join to learn tools for safe and effective prevention messaging and resources for community engagement. This one-hour webinar training is open to any Native youth and their advocates.  

Texas Youth Council Recruitment Night

Written Report by National UNITY Council’s Southern Plains Representative, Mahiya Ramirez On August 15th, I had the opportunity to journey down to Livingston, TX, to visit the Inner Voice Youth Council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas to participate in their Recruitment night. On the way down, I began thinking of what I could say […]

From Mountain Springs to Classroom Dreams: Earth Ambassador Podcast

Meet Anagali! He is from Stilwell, Oklahoma, and is a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. For high school, he attended Sequoyah Indian Charter School in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. He is a current first year at Brown University studying Critical Native American Studies and Organismal Biology/Environmental Science. Current Earth Ambassador Anagali Duncan uses poetry to address pressing […]

Western Region Representative attends White Mountain Apache Youth Council Inauguration

Executive Committee Western Region Representative Jalen Harvey was invited to the White Mountain Apache Tribal Youth Council Inaugration in Whiteriver, Arizona. A quote from the Youth Council Advisor, Eileen Crocker that stood out to Jalen was when she referred to her Youth Council as, “the group you’ll never see sitting in the back.”. Jalen loved […]

Earth Ambassador Liliana Mars is excited for her year ahead!

Earth Ambassador Liliana Mars attended a cultural exchange with my tribe (Narragansett) and the Māori as Earth Ambassador and as a Northern Traditional dancer. Liliana is also working/planning her next Youth Council meeting based on what they want to accomplish throughout the year. On top of planning future youth council meetings, Liliana is also working […]

UNITY CoPresident attends Tribal Canoe Journeys

After 4 long years, Tribes throughout the Northwest came together for their Annual Canoe Journey. This year, canoes from Canada, Washington, Oregon, Hawai’i, Alaska, and other areas paddled to Muckleshoot, Washington, for a week for cultural sharing, spiritual healing, and good medicine. The Klallam welcomed canoes which landed in their territory. Canoes were welcomed at […]

I WILL LIVE POSTER CONTEST

Your chance to Inspire Hope and win prizes! UNITY needs your help to promote the “I Will Live” message during the month of September. UNITY youth leaders adopted the “I Will Live” initiative many years ago as a way to help youth share messages of hope with their peers. Affiliated youth councils and individuals now […]