UNITY Intern Caleb Dash reported: “Recently NCAI ( The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) recently hosted its annual midyear conference in Anchorage, Alaska and UNITY youth leaders took part. During the meeting, tribal leaders addressed many issues regarding Indian Country were talked about and discussed by tribal leaders all over the country, such as […]
Mandatory Training Wednesday, June 22, 2022 2:00 pm (Pacific Standard Time) UNITY’s Trainers Juanita Toledo, Jemez Pueblo, and Chance Rush, Hidatsa, will host a training for those interested in serving as an emcee at the 2022 National UNITY Conference. Register in advance for this meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwpd-iqrzorE9R2rPQDL2ABiVD_TWF5BEqn After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
UNITY is hosting an Advisor Meet Up to prepare advisors for the 2022 National UNITY Conference. Items include 2022 Conference FAQS, Advisor training, Chaperone 101 tips, etc. Title: UNITY Advisor Meet Up When: Thursday, June 23, 2022 Time: 6:00 pm (Pacific Standard Time) Speakers: Christine Porter and Eileen Crocker on Chaperoning 101 Tips and more Register in advance for this meeting: […]
UNITY is pleased to announce a Celebration of Life to honor the legacy of UNITY Founder JR Cook on July 29 at 2 pm in Oklahoma City. The event will be held at and co-sponsored by the First Americans Museum. All those who knew JR are invited to spend the afternoon to share stories or […]
The PBS series Roadtrip Nation (RTN) will soon feature three Native college students who embark on a journey from Arizona to Oklahoma. The series is part of of the Native Way Forward series that will air on PBS in July. This road trip captures empowering stories that give students the confidence and tools to start […]
Victoria (Vicki) Vasques, the owner of Tribal Tech LLC, located in Virginia, stopped by the UNITY office recently to present a $10,000 check to the organization. Vasques, who also created the Ronald Maese Peralta Foundation (RMP), is Diegueno of the San Pasqual Band of Mission Indians. Vasques, who was joined by her sister Michele Matteson […]
Hundreds of people stopped by UNITY’s booth at the Reservation Economic Summit also known as RES. The four-day event, focusing on Native American business development, was held last month in Las Vegas. The event, sponsored by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development, drew about 3,000 participants. RES also features a Native Youth Business […]
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 submit a 0:35 – 0:40 audition video. You don’t know what to say? Not […]
Elijah Cota, 20 (Pascua Yaqui Tribe), is an undergraduate student at Dartmouth College studying Mathematical Data Science. He is a member of several communities on Dartmouth’s campus, including Native Americans at Dartmouth and Consults Your Community. “Elijah is an outstanding young man and contributes to his community without recognition’” says his nominator Christine Puzauskas. While […]
Do you need to raise some quick cash to attend the National UNITY Conference? It’s not too late! We’re here to help! UNITY’s Executive Director Mary Kim Titla has been fundraising for more than 30 years! She’s helped a local youth council raise thousands of dollars. She’s also helped raise millions of dollars for UNITY. Register today to […]
