Join us for an informational webinar! Share this webinar with those in your community to further explain the purpose of the YYA survey, benefits, and incentives. Your participation and shared stories in the Impacts Study will help create affirming spaces for all Native youth to thrive. Webinar Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Time: 3pm PST […]
UNITY Youth Programs staff members collaborated with SAMHSA to host a two-part webinar series this summer aimed at helping SAMHSA grantees with bringing youth councils to their communities. In an effort to help boost youth council activities and presence throughout Indian Country, UNITY staff is striving to increase youth council support during this time of […]
Most importantly, taking this survey is a call for all Native Youth to Take action as allies and LGBTQI2S+ persons, ages 14- 24. No matter how we identify, we have a part to play as an advocate. Your participation and shared stories in the Youth and Young Adult (YYA) COVID-19 Impacts Study will help create […]
Would you believe preparations are already underway for the National UNITY Conference slated for Portland, Oregon in 2024 and Oklahoma City in 2026? Site visits to both cities happened earlier this month led by UNITY‘s Executive Director Mary Kim Titla. The Portland site visit included National UNITY Council (NUC) co-president Izaiah Fisher of the Confederated […]
A University of Arizona student turned a spark into a calling and became more than she imagined. By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University Communications UNITY Earth Ambassador Nadira Mitchell knows she’s on the right track. From collecting snails as a kid, to participating in science fairs as a teen, to now doing community outreach in college, […]
Much appreciation goes to everyone who played a role in all the moving parts that made the National UNITY Conference possible. The UNITY staff is a small team of 6 people. Together we set up camp in Dallas for 6 Days bringing youth together in person and virtually. We are so thankful for the enthusiasm […]
Since 2018, UNITY has created a special day calling for Native youth to wear their traditional shirt and traditional skirt from their respective tribes. It has since become a colorful display of various styles of ribbon skirts and shirts.
On the opening day of the 2021 National UNITY Conference, UNITY was excited to present and recognize the newest class of UNITY Earth Ambassadors. For the first time on stage in front of a live audience, since the beginning of the Pandemic, UNITY was able to present the latest class of Earth Ambassadors with wooden […]
Audriana Mitchell, Colorado River Indian Tribes of Arizona, and Izaiah Fisher, Confederated Tribes of Siltez Indians of Oregon, to serve as co-presidents of the National UNITY Council Executive Committee Dallas, TX – United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) is pleased to announce Audriana Mitchell and Izaiah Fisher’s election as the new co-presidents of the […]
Josiah Lester, Navajo, and Melia Mosley, San Carlos Apache/Assiniboine, served as co-hosts of UNITY News, which broadcasted daily at the National UNITY Conference in Dallas, Texas. Each segment featured highlights of national conference activities. UNITY wishes to thank Wil Mosley, Colby White Thunder, Charly Edsitty, and Cordell Parker for playing key roles in the production […]
