OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2021: The United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) hosted a five-part webinar series in June and July 2021 to highlight tribal youth concerns and offer youth tools to address them. The webinars drew from the feedback of more than 430 youth in Indian country who participated in four virtual town hall […]
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 […]
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 […]
For far too long, Indigenous communities have been spoken for or spoken at, and it is past time to hear from them in their own words. Indigenous women face extraordinary challenges: They are exponentially more likely to be victims of physical and sexual violence, which is often unreported and perpetrators are rarely brought to justice. […]
Thank you to those who have applied for the 2021-22 Executive Committee! We are still seeking applications from the following regions who have not had any applications. This year is the first time that youth do NOT have to attend the National UNITY Conference in person to run. Virtual options have been made available for […]
The Youth Wellness Summit is hosted by the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department and the Honoring Native Life Program. Their goal is to enable Indigenous youth to share best practices, lessons learned, and to build a network of resources for Suicide Prevention and Intervention efforts in Tribal communities. The 2021 Youth Wellness Summit: Community Resilience: Nurturing and […]
UNITY Youth Submission from Earth Ambassador: Gabriella Nakai “I remember the teachings of my Nalis’ and the land back at home and began to share my produce from the garden with others who often don’t find a truly fresh farm-to-table produce in the city. Now, I am beginning to focus on Native heirloom produce, which […]
UNITY believes the most effective and powerful messaging comes from youth to youth training. The UNITY Cohort of Peer Guides will offer peer mentoring in a the five-part online learning series. The free webinars will focus on empowering Native youth to identify their community needs and equipping them with tools to advocate for increasing community […]
An Actor, Clothing designer, Singer and Tik Tok star, and a Fashion designer have been confirmed as part of the speaker line up at the 2021 National UNITY Conference in Dallas, Texas to be held July 2 – 6, at the downtown Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center. The conference theme will be ‘45 Years of […]
