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“A Platform to help out our environment, our community, and the world

“A platform to help out our environment, our community, and the world, “ is what UNITY Earth Ambassadors are presenting as part of their regular monthly meetings with fellow Earth Ambassadors. The monthly meetings bring together Earth Ambassadors, alumni, and mentors to learn and share platforms and to present their environmental projects.

This Is Your Shot: New NCAI COVID-19 Native Youth Vaccination Toolkit

Check out NCAI’s new COVID-19 Native Youth Vaccination Toolkit.  Inside the toolkit, you will find helpful information about COVID-19 vaccination, as well as draft social media post language, and downloadable social media graphics, a flyer, and an 11×17 poster. We hope you will consider sharing with your networks!

25 Under 25 creates cultural activity bundles for Native children

UNITY 25 under 25 awardee, Shayla French, 19, Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, is giving back to her community and is promoting literacy and cultural education at the same time. Shayla created activity bundles for children visiting the American Indian Health and Family Services clinic in Detroit, Michigan.  Shayla, who also designed an […]

Reservation Dogs and the Mvskoke Nation Youth Council

The Mvskoke Nation Youth Council recently served as ushers at a special screening of Reservation Dogs for the Muscogee Nation.  The event was held at the River Spirit Resort in August. The group was excited for this opportunity as several members were hoping to have a watch party when the first show aired on FX […]

UNITY Alumni Giving

UNITY Alumni Give Big! They ‘pay it forward” by supporting UNITY with individual donations. How? Facebook Birthday Fundraisers, employee match programs, recurring monthly donations, or a one-time gift or in memoriam for a loved one. Each year UNITY Alumni are the greatest number who participate in yearly giving events; Giving Tuesday, End of Year Giving […]

UNITY Announces New Trustee

UNITY is happy to announce a new addition to its Council of Trustees. Elke Chenevey, Omaha, who is a graduate of both Dartmouth College and Columbia University is recognized as a leading financial advisor in the Native American community. She is a UNITY alumna, having attended a UNITY conference in 1980 in Washington, D.C.

INDIGENIZED COMMUNICATION DURING COVID-19

Native Governance Center: During times of crisis, the messages we send to our stakeholders matter more than ever. Tribal governments and Native organizations are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic and are making important decisions to protect the health and safety of their people. As Indigenous people, we believe that our methods and modes of […]