The National Day of Racial Healing is just two weeks away, on Jan. 21, 2020. It’s a day set aside to share truth, deepen relationships and build trust in order to create a more just and equitable world. You’re invited to join conversations online, in your communities and at home.
UNITY is now accepting submissions for Speed Workshops to be conducted during the 2020 UNITY Midyear Conference. Similar to speed dating, presenters will have 25 minutes with each group of 10-12 Native youth participants, rotating between tables based on topics that interest them. Topics may include career, culture, education, environment, or a subject of your choice. Peer-led […]
Free Training! Become a digital Storyteller! Thanks to its partnership with Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, UNITY is excited to announce the UNITY News Communications Camp to be held on February 13-14, 2020, right before the start of the 2020 UNITY Midyear Conference in Tempe, Arizona at the Doubletree […]
Twenty-one youth between the ages of 16 and 19 from around the country came together to participate in an IWGYP-sponsored listening session in Chevy Chase, MD, in October 2018. These youth informed the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP) that decisions about education and careers were among the most important in their lives — a distinction […]
$30,000 in Prize Awards Announced for Native Youth Business Plan Competition at RES 2020 Application Deadline January 8, 2020
The Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation announces the release of a unique video web series: “Water First! Journeys of 8 Indigenous Communities”. The web series captures the inspiring stories of eight Native communities’ efforts to reduce the consumption of sugary-sweetened beverages and increase the consumption of safe drinking water among youth in their community […]
February Trainings Hosted by the Native Wellness Institute Held concurrently February 4-6, 2019 Grand Sierra Resort and Casino | Reno, Nevada
Every year, 17 exceptional high school juniors and an educator from each school are selected as Bezos Scholars. Scholars are chosen from across the U.S. and the African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, South Africa. After spending a week immersed in learning at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Scholars return home and develop a community change project […]
The American Indian College Fund and Pendleton Woolen Mills are challenging tribal college students to express their culture and identity through original designs for our next tribal college student blanket. Blanket sales will support College Fund scholarships. Textile design experience is not necessary to enter, and student winners will receive the following prizes: Grand Prize […]
From the Center for Native American Youth: On November 20, the Center for Native American Youth released its annual State of Native Youth report. The report highlights young leaders who are working hard to create a brighter future for tribal nations, the programs that help them do so, and the policy issues that impact their […]
