Join Resilient Indigenous Youth Council Meeting: Native Youth, ages 11-24 years old are welcomed to participate in the Youth Council. NATIVE HEALTH’s Resilient Indigenous Youth Council is a means of empowering Native American youth to have a meaningful role in solving community problems. This Council is also an opportunity for youth to develop their leadership […]
Calling all adults and high school youth!! Join us for our 10th Annual Youth Leadership Days – the VIRTUAL edition. Participation is FREE for American Indian high school students everywhere. March 6th and 13th – schedule below is for both days: Parent/adult session is 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM Youth Session is 9:30 AM – Noon […]
The inaugural Salt River Scholars are first-year ASU Law students Ashleigh N. Fixico (former UNITY 25 Under 25) and Noah Goldenberg.In a new partnership with the Indian Legal Program at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University and the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, two top Native American ASU Law students have been named the […]
Mesa, Az – United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) has announced that the application process is now open for the 2021 cohort of its Earth Ambassadors Leadership Program. The environmental stewardship program, established in the 1990s, engages Native American and Alaska Native youth in training sessions and informational workshops to increase their knowledge of environmental […]
2020 is a year many will remember for different reasons. In UNITY’s second annual report, you will read how the organization navigated through an unprecedented pandemic. When challenges abound, teamwork is key. This past year so many people stepped up to the plate to ensure UNITY stayed the course to reach Native youth around the […]
In this week’s highlight, we would like to share the news that one of UNITY’s 25 under 25 awardees, Kylie Hunts-In-Winter has recently been accepted to Harvard University. Kylie, who is not only an outstanding student, has been actively working in her local community on projects such as womens’ self defense, as well as advocating […]
Guided by a UNITY alumnus and former Male Co-President who has found a fun and interactive way to bring UNITY youth cohorts together for an evening of virtual fun. Michael Preston of the Akimel O’odham/Pee-Posh Youth Council and a former UNITY Male Co-President co-hosted the first of a series of monthly “Fun and Games.”
Do you live in the Dallas-Fort Worth area or anywhere in Texas? Would you like to contribute your time and talents to a meaningful event? If so, we want you to join the 2021 UNITY Local Planning Committee! Why join? Not only do you get to connect with others and form friendships, you’ll experience the […]
UNITY Healing Indigenous Lives Youth Submission: Damien Carlos My whole life until I was fifteen, I didn’t know much of anything about my culture besides the fact that I belonged to the Tohono O’odham tribe. I knew nothing about where I came from. I went to schools on and off the reservation. My family dealt […]
Healing Indigenous Lives Youth Submission: Kyleigh Shipman In my early childhood, I witnessed close relatives struggling with substance abuse. After speaking with them, I have come to the understanding that these are battles in which a person begins to lose control. This has had a major impact on my life, and I had to learn […]
