Meet Camile Talavera: As a youth representative she proudly serves the UNITY’s Pacific Region (California, Hawaii) in her outreach efforts. Talavera attends Sherman Indian High school in Riverside, California; and is proud to represent the Fort Mojave, Bishop Paiute and Tule River Yokut tribes. Talavera lives in Bishop, California with her Mother Natalie Vega and her […]
Meet Abigail Peters: “I am a proud member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe from Mashpee, Massachusetts. I am a very active member in my community. I had the honor to serve as the 2015 Mashpee Wampanoag Powwow Princess. In addition, I have been an active youth council member for over 7 years. I also had […]
Meet Nola: “My Name is Nola Teesatuskie, and am a senior at Swain County High school in Cherokee, North Carolina. I am member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and come from the Wolf clan. I have been a member of the Cherokee Youth Council for five years and have completed multiple hours of […]
Kayla Church, Pokagon Potawatomi, is active with youth in her UNITY Midwest Region (Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin) as an Individual Member. Church shares how she is “a native foster youth that has finally found my loving home” in Allegan, Michigan. As a junior at Allegan High School, she plays soccer and is involved […]
UNITY wants to spend the holidays together! Log in and participate virtually with other Native youth from across the nation in games led by the Akimel O’odham Pee-posh Youth Council. Part of Self-care and celebrating the season is making time to gather safely with others and have some fun. See you Monday at 3pm Mountain […]
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe Youth Council recently held its annual Fall retreat, which was held virtually. The Cowlitz Tribe is made up of Southwestern Coast Salish and Sahaptan people who are Indigenous to the Pacific Northwest located in Washington state. The retreat agenda was filled with guest speakers covering important topics such as youth empowerment, […]
Have you ever attended a meeting for the sake of having a meeting? Lots of talk leading to no action. Good ideas, good discussion, but how can these ideas become reality? Meeting facilitation is key for any active Youth Council or youth group. Join to gain tips and strategies for Native youth engagement in community […]
How did you celebrate Indigenous People’s Day? UNITY’s 25 Under 25 Awardee Frankie Pedersen is an active member of her local Youth Council in the Midwest Region. According to Pederson “the Chi-Nations Youth Council held a Black, Indigenous Solidarity BBQ. We proudly set up our tipi as a group. We brought canopies, cooked, and once it got dark we […]
UNITY Fall 2020 Webinar Series – Eps. 3. Youth Track! Join us Instagram for a LIVE Q&A session with Native Youth Uriah LittleHoop. She’ll be sharing her knowledge and experiences of balancing her traditional way of life while pursuing higher education. Uriah is also a talented artist and will be singing a couple of traditional […]
NATIVE YOUTH PERSPECTIVES ON MENTAL HEALTH AND HEALING OVERSIGHT HEARING SUBCOMMITTEE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SIXTEENTH CONGRESS Click Here for the written transcripts of the Oversight Hearing- Native Youth & Mental Health
