As Native youth are faced with the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, UNITY leaders hosted a live discussion with an expert in Indigenous Health to answer some common questions. Dr. Waarne believes that the future of our communities will be shaped by Native youth answering the call to help keep our people safe. He states how he […]
UNITY will award 20 youth groups $250 each this December! We are partnering with IllumiNative to continue to raise awareness around the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines for Native youth. We are seeking youth groups and individuals to address the challenges community organizers are facing in reaching younger Native people about vaccines. Click here to Apply […]
UNITY partnered with Bowman Performance Consulting (BPC) to sponsor a poster contest for art created to encourage Indigenous youth and young adults to participate in the Covid-19 Impacts study. Of those who submitted art graphics, three winners were chosen for First, Second, and Third place with cash prizes of $250, $150, and $100, respectively. Congratulations to Evynn Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi) […]
Mentoring PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE YOUTH Supporting and Inspiring Native Youth Webinar featured the following Panelists: Cortney Yarholar, Program Manager, OJJDP Tribal Youth TTA Center Dr. Crystal Aschenbrener, Department Chair, Social Work, Alverno College Christian Weaver, Director of Organizational Development, Native Services, Boys and Girls Clubs of America Mike Garringer, Director of […]
On October 14, tribal and youth leaders gathered virtually and adopted a resolution supporting A National Native Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative called “I Will Live” during the closing general assembly at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 2021 Convention.
We are happy to announce that we are partnering with IllumiNative to continue to raise awareness around the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines. This partnership will be invaluable going forward to address the challenges community organizers are facing in reaching younger Native people about vaccines. UNITY is conducting research to learn more about how we can […]
The midyear conference will take place in Phoenix in February 2022 Mesa, Arizona – United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) will hold its Midyear Leadership Conference, February 24-27, 2022, at the Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak. The National Conference will be July 8-12, 2022 in Minneapolis. Early bird registration for each conference is $250 […]
Check out NCAI’s new COVID-19 Native Youth Vaccination Toolkit. Inside the toolkit, you will find helpful information about COVID-19 vaccination, as well as draft social media post language, and downloadable social media graphics, a flyer, and an 11×17 poster. We hope you will consider sharing with your networks!
Do you know any Native artists ages 14-24? Enter to win Cash Prizes for your art! Both Hand-drawn or computer illustrations are accepted for this challenge. The posters should encourage other youth to share their pandemic experiences by taking the Youth and Young Adult (YYA) COVID-19 Impacts Study. Every Native youth had a different experience […]
