“Resilience + Action: Ending the HIV Epidemic in Native Communities” is the theme for the National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NNHAAD) 2020 to highlight current health and biomedical strategies and community responses to HIV/AIDS in tribal and urban communities. The National Native HIV Network (NNHN) has taken the lead the national coordination of NNHAAD activities, social marketing/social […]
Healthy Native Youth’s website goal is to elevate the engaging, relevant and effective array of American Indian/Alaska Native health promotion curricula and resources! This month’s curricula highlight is Responding to Concerning Posts on Social Media.
Our partners at National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH) have postponed this virtual gathering. UNITY Peer Guides will offer a virtual break out session during the Native Youth Healing Gathering when the new date is announced. Stay tuned for more information www.ncuih.org for more details.
Seeking Native Artists 25 Under 25 Beaded Medallions Request for Proposal Due Date: May 20, 2020 Medallions Due Date: August
The UNITY Earth Ambassadors know that the time to address Climate Change is Now. Our people have always been earth protectors and caretakers. What better way to revitalize our cultural environmental teaching than on the 50th Anniversary of National Earth Day! Your Earth Ambassadors passed a Resolution for the NUC each host a UNITY Day […]
Every decade, a national survey is conducted that guides the federal government’s funding decisions, congressional apportionment, resource allocation, and much more. The impact that the 2020 Census will have is going to be profound on many levels as it will shape and define every community’s future.
Tahlequah, Oklahoma -Article Written by Cherokee Nation Principal Chief CHUCK HOSKIN, JR. There is not a day that goes by that I do not think about what our work means for the next seven generations. What we do today will not only affect my children and grandchildren, but it will also leave a lasting impact […]
A new youth council from the Navajo nation captured the hearts of attendees at the UNITY Midyear Conference. A big reason may have to do with their ages. The District 17 Youth Council members are made of youth ages 10 to 12 years old. The youth council, from the communities surrounding Gallup, New Mexico, became […]
On Friday, February 21st, 2020, UNITY moderated an online forum to discuss scholarship and student opportunities. With so many native students looking for available scholarships, UNITY partnered with the American Indian College Fund, American Indian Graduate Center, American Indian Science & Engineering Society and Cobell Scholarship, to bring the discussion to one place. In case […]
Jazmine Wildcat, Northern Arapaho, isn’t new to receiving awards. She’s been named a UNITY 25 Under 25 honoree as well as a UNITY Earth Ambassador. This year the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) named Wildcat as one of its five Champions of Change. What makes this pretty remarkable is she’s only 16-years-old. All recipients […]
