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 workshops are highly encouraged. The submission deadline is Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Last Updated: January 16, 2020
Three Resolutions for the National UNITY Council to Consider
Your UNITY youth leaders have been busy! On behalf of your elected Executive Committee representatives, we are eager to share the following proposed initiatives sponsored by various Programs within the UNITY Network. Each Program focuses on a different aspect of the social, mental, spiritual and physical development. As you may know the members of each UNITY-affiliated youth council appoint two individuals (one young woman, one young man) to serve as their representatives on the National UNITY Council (NUC). Read More
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Last Updated: January 15, 2020
2020 Native Scholarship Forum
#NativeScholarshipForum “On Friday, February 21st at noon (MST), the 3 largest Native scholarship providers will come together for one event to share opportunities with Native students, parents and institutions to strengthen us all!
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Last Updated: January 13, 2020
Rosalie Fish will be making a special appearance at the #UNITY2020 Midyear Conference!
Indigenous Runners Rosalie Fish And Jordan Marie Daniel Run For Their People
After enrolling at Muckleshoot Tribal School, Rosalie Fish found a new meaning in running. (Alex Flett)
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Last Updated: January 13, 2020
Calling all NUC Reps to register for this year’s Peer Leaders Training
Once a year UNITY dedicates time for leadership development trainings of the National UNITY Council representatives. We invite one young man and one young woman to serve as your Youth Council representatives. Take advantage of this free training opportunity for your youth leaders to have hands on training with UNITY Leaders before the upcoming Midyear Conference. The Peer Leaders Training will take place on Friday, February 14 from 8:30 – 12:00 pm at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Phoenix Tempe, Arizona.
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Last Updated: January 13, 2020
Your Voice is Vital: Sign up for the NIHB Pre-Conference Listening Session
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) is partnering with the Indian Health Service and UNITY to host a 90-minute listening session on HIV. The session is designed for Native youth 18 years or older to voice their thoughts, opinions, stories, insights and perspectives on how HIV is being addressed or could be better addressed in their communities. All input is confidential, and the ideas will be summarized in a report to the Indian Health Service. This is a chance to voice your opinion about how to end this epidemic in Indian Country. Snacks will be provided. Participation is completely voluntary. Come and share in a safe and non-judgmental setting. Your voice is vital to the movement to end this epidemic.
This is a free additional training opportunity open to any indigenous youth 14 to 24 years old to occur before UNITY’s 2020 Midyear Conference.
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Last Updated: January 8, 2020
Call for 2020 Speed Workshop Submissions
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 workshops are highly encouraged. The submission deadline is Wednesday, January 15, 2020
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Posted: January 8, 2020
Chinle coach and players featured on Netflix documentary to present at UNITY Midyear
Athletic Director, and coach, Shaun Martin and players who were featured on the Netflix documentary “Basketball or Nothing” will be featured presenters at the 2020 UNITY Midyear Conference. The documentary follows the Chinle High School basketball team in Arizona’s Navajo Nation on a quest to win a state championship.
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Posted: January 8, 2020
2020 Midyear Conference host hotel filling-up
The UNITY host hotel is quickly filling-up! Don’t get left out, book your room today at the special UNITY rate of $174 (plus taxes) per night.
To book your room at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Phoenix Tempe in Tempe, Arizona, click the link below or call (480) 967-1441. The deadline to book (or until rooms are sold-out) is January 25, 2020.
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Posted: January 8, 2020
UNITY News Communications Bootcamp is back
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 Hilton.
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Last Updated: December 13, 2019
2020 National UNITY Conference planning underway in Washington, DC
Members of various agencies in Washington, D.C. met last month to discuss how they will welcome as many as 2,000 Native youth and advisors to our nation’s capital for the 2020 National UNITY Conference. UNITY’s signature event will be held July 3 – 7, 2020 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Planning participants were invited by UNITY to assist in planning key events during the conference. Ideas include providing attendees with an “Indigenous guide” to Washington, D.C. inclusive of Native American historical sites and monuments.
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