The injustice of the COVID-19 pandemic could spur higher voter turnout. Read more in the Global Citizen Native Americans have long faced barriers to the ballot box. The United Nations calls on countries to ensure universal voter turnout to protect democratic integrity. You can join us in taking action on related issues here. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and […]
Read more in The Seattle Times (photos by Alan Berner / The Seattle Times) By Lynda V. Mapes and Jim Brunner LUMMI NATION — Freddie Lane gathered up T-shirts, posters and signs at the tribal administration building, getting ready for a Native Vote 2020 rally, planned for later this month at Lummi and reservations across the […]
Sweets and Civic Engagement – Kansas City Indian Center For the Kansas City Indian Center (KCI), they knew the best way to engage with people about the election was to draw them in with sweets. This led them to host their mobile ice cream social event, partnering with Melt Box ice cream truck to help their […]
The Beauty of Civic Engagement – Las Vegas Indian Center Earlier this week, the Las Vegas Indian Center unveiled their “Our Voices Matter” mural to a socially distanced crowd and media. The beautiful artwork was painted by local artist Gear Duran and was created for the specific purpose of increasing civic engagement among the youth and […]
Feeding the Community – Denver Indian Center In Denver, Rick Waters and his team at the Denver Indian Center (DIC) have been thinking about how to help his community get registered to vote while also trying to help local businesses deal with the economic devastation of COVID-19. Enter Tocabe, an American Indian eatery that’s been a staple […]
Join us this Thursday afternoon for another UNITY Webinar with Greg Mendoza & Michael Preston MBA, Coordinator, Akimel O’odham/Pee-Posh Youth Council, Former UNITY Male Co-President (2001), Entrepreneur.
Election 2020: Your Vote Matters CSRD Student-led Community Forum Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. | Register for the Zoom meeting Why is voting important? What does it mean to participate in democracy and exercise your civic duty? Join us for a comprehensive understanding of how voting is essential to democracy and why voting is […]
Listen to learn how high school students, college students and faculty are navigating #covid19 thus far in academic year. For more resources for success like these, explore UNITY’s website under the Scholarship and Webinar tabs at www.unityinc.org.
CLICK HERE TO WATCH: I Am Hope: Suicide Prevention Tools: Tune-in for this online learning opportunity for resources on suicide prevention and discuss ways to support Native youth mental health. Youth Councils can gain skills to spread awareness on mental health resources with others. Participants will learn Medicine Wheel teachings on Suicide Prevention, listening skills […]
Join UNITY Peer Guide and current reigning 2019-2021 Miss Indian World Cheyenne Kippenberger on Native America Calling Radio #NativeYouth #WeAreHope Live discussion begins at 1 PM EST Tune in to Native America Calling for a discussion on mental health and the stigmas of treatment Click HERE to Listen to Native America Calling – The Electronic […]
