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UNITY Midyear – Call for Speed Workshops

UNITY is now accepting in-person Speed Workshop submissions to be presented during the 2022 Virtual UNITY Midyear Conference from Friday, February 25, through Sunday, February 27. Speed workshops will happen on Saturday, February 26, from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm. Please note that slots are limited and you will be notified if your workshop is selected. Submission deadline: Friday, January 7, 2022. This […]

Prep for Minneapolis 2022 Underway

    The Minneapolis Convention Center, Hilton hotel, and local planning committee are excited to welcome more than 2,000 Native youth and advisers to Minneapolis in July 2022. UNITY‘s signature event will be held July 8 – 12th in downtown Minneapolis. UNITY‘s Executive Director MaryKim Titla, San Carlos Apache, as well as members of the […]

Registration is Open for UNITY’s Annual Midyear and National Leadership Conferences

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 […]

UNITY’s Fall 2021 Regional Meet Ups

All Native youth interested in networking with other youth should attend! Would you like to connect or reconnect with Native Youth Leaders? Then this Regional Meet up is for you! We welcome you to join the UNITY Family: To get started, look up which geographical region that you live in by the state.  Then sign […]

UNITY to host Webinar on COVID-19 Impacts for Native Youth

Join us for an informational webinar! Share this webinar with those in your community to further explain the purpose of the YYA survey, benefits, and incentives. Your participation and shared stories in the Impacts Study will help create affirming spaces for all Native youth to thrive. Webinar Date: Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Time: 3pm PST […]

UNITY teams up with SAMHSA for training series

UNITY Youth Programs staff members collaborated with SAMHSA to host a two-part webinar series this summer aimed at helping SAMHSA grantees with bringing youth councils to their communities. In an effort to help boost youth council activities and presence throughout Indian Country, UNITY staff is striving to increase youth council support during this time of […]

UNITY 25 Under 25 Awardee featured in Youth Wellness Summit

The Youth Wellness Summit is hosted by the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department and the Honoring Native Life Program. Their goal is to enable Indigenous youth to share best practices, lessons learned, and to build a network of resources for Suicide Prevention and Intervention efforts in Tribal communities. The 2021 Youth Wellness Summit: Community Resilience: Nurturing and […]

Spring Webinar Series: Join the Peer Guides every Thursday in June

UNITY believes the most effective and powerful messaging comes from youth to youth training. The UNITY Cohort of Peer Guides will offer peer mentoring in a the five-part online learning series. The free webinars will focus on empowering Native youth to identify their community needs and equipping them with tools to advocate for increasing community […]

Speaker line up announced for National UNITY Conference

An Actor, Clothing designer, Singer and Tik Tok star, and a Fashion designer have been confirmed as part of the speaker line up at the 2021 National UNITY Conference in Dallas, Texas to be held July 2 – 6, at the downtown Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center. The conference theme will be ‘45 Years of […]

 Free April 9th training! How to nail your virtual presentation!

Virtual connections are now the norm. Have you hosted one but want to hone your skills? Or you’d like to but have reservations? Now’s your chance to learn tips on how to successfully host a virtual discussion, meeting, or fun connection.UNITY Trainers Robert Johnston and Lovina Louie are teaming up to help you with the […]