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 […]
Would you like to serve as news anchors for UNITY News? UNITY is seeking one male news anchor and one female anchor to host daily News segments at this year’s National UNITY Conference. If you’re planning to attend the conference and you’d like to be considered as a host, all you have to do is […]
6/19/2023 22:21:27 DJ Capitan Executive Committee member I applied to Earth Ambassadors and rightfully so. It falls right in line with what I’m studying which is environmental engineering. We share common values in that we are saving, protecting, and finding new ways in how we treat mother earth. I spent the month reflecting before applying […]
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 […]
NORTHWEST REGIONAL REPORT FOR MARCH, 2023 Prepared by Jonathan J. Arakawa, NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative The month of March was very productive. The majority of this month was spent busy with my job and supporting our Executive Committee members. Spring 2023 Spring Regional Native Youth Meet-Ups The National UNITY Council Executive Committee successfully held […]
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 […]
The 2023-24 National UNITY Council Declaration of Candidacy Petition Online Application process is now open. This petition is for National UNITY Council (NUC) members who are interested in running for regional area representative positions and Co-Presidents (Female and Male) on the NUC Executive Committee. Members petitioning must be in good standing in order for their […]
The National UNITY Council’s Executive Committee invites all youth within the network to sign up for one of the four upcoming virtual Town Halls. The purpose of these town hall meetings are designed to gather Native youth’s views on UNITY’s National Initiative to address wellness and restore tribal support systems. Youth are welcomed to share […]
6/10/2023 5:56:01 Nathan Solorio Executive Committee In the month of March the Southeastern Representative and I hosted our Regional meetup. In our regional meet up about 18 youth attended It happened on zoom This took place March 27th It was great that there was a lot of native youth from the east coast on this […]
6/1/2023 11:09:16 Elwood McClellan Jr Southern Plains Representative The month of march was extremely productive. I was able to get in contact with a few different Indian education departments to get information out on steps to creating a UNITY youth council and obtaining a “good standing” status. To close out the month, we had our […]
