Komatke Village, AZ – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris became the first sitting Vice President to visit the Gila River Indian Community when she spoke to a crowd of about 800 elected leaders, officials from Arizona tribes but took the time to meet with the UNITY affiliated-Four Sister Tribes’ youth councils from the Ak-Chin Youth […]
2023-24 National UNITY Council Executive Committee BIOGRAPHIES Jonathan Arakawa, UNITY Co-President Tribe: Lower Elwha Klallam, Washington Jonathan Arakawa is an enrolled member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. He currently attends the Evergreen State College where he is studying for his Bachelor’s degree in Tribal Governance. He has served in various elected and appointed […]
UNITY Concludes Successful National Conference in Washington, D.C. Highlights included prominent speakers and workshops, as well as the election of officers for the National UNITY Council Executive Committee Mesa, Arizona – UNITY hosted a sold-out annual National Conference, June 29-July 3, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., with more than 2,200 youth and adult attendees […]
6/20/2023 9:10:20 DJ Capitan Executive Committee member The month of June is an important month for the Executive Committee as we have our countdown to the National Conference. I have taken the time to reconsider my term for another run which means I will be running for Southwest representative once again for the 2023-2024 term. […]
6/9/2023 15:04:29 Watson Whitford Executive Committee member For this month I have continued connections with the Chippewa Cree Tribal youth council. I do plant to reach out to the other youth councils and do a check in with them before the conference. I want to make sure I continue you this connection with the youth […]
6/12/2023 14:42:08 Jonathan Arakawa NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative and UNITY 25 Under 25 “NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative Report from the NCAI Mid-Year Convention Prepared by Jonathan J. Arakawa, NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative Dear National UNITY Council, The National Congress of American Indians Mid-Year Convention was held June 3-8, 2023, at the Mystic […]
6/1/2023 11:46:40 Elwood McClellan Jr Southern Plains Rep “May is always an exciting month, whether your getting ready for a graduation or just happy that summer is quickly approaching, there is a lot going on. I was able to get in contact with a few school systems, visit with them to promote the benefits of […]
6/10/2023 6:11:02 Nathan Solorio Executive Committee In the month of May I attended the Honoring Our Communities Round Dance Angela Miracle Gladue The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C May 16th It’s was great to see Indigenous communities from all across Indian Country come together in a Round Dance https://drive.google.com/open?id=1MMNC7eHCMbeRUebufmBBiBrcJG7B7SCJ Yes Please! Feature my progress toward […]
6/19/2023 23:15:39 Derek Capitan Executive Committee member “I take great pride in being a student researcher on the UNM Campus and to be representing the Center for Water and the Environment and finding environmental solutions for Indigenous communities. Here we students were given an opportunity to talk about our research but with a cool twist […]
6/10/2023 6:02:41 Nathan Solorio Executive committee In the beginning of April I had the opportunity to be invited to the Running Strong for American Indian Youth Blanket Ceremony. There I had chance to talk and listen to Billy Mills. Running Strong for American Indian Youth This happened in Washington D.C This happened on April 26th […]
