In mid-September, the Center for Native American Youth, Native Wellness Institute, We R Native, and Tribal Health Reaching Out Involves Everyone (THRIVE) announced the “Native Youth Are Medicine Campaign.” This campaign aims to spark conversations around mental health, self-love, and to create youth-centered spaces to share practices that promote healing, wellness, and tools to live in balance. Check out […]
At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, UNITY Peer Leaders from the NUC Executive Committee, Earth Ambassadors and Peer Guides Joined together to offer these messages of Hope for other Native youth to keep striving for wellness. Watch and Share these UNITY Videos with others to continue to Inspire Hope in Indian Country.
Last week, a national coalition of nine organizations dedicated to civil rights and racial justice, supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, were proud to launch 3,2,1: VOTE! – a video series designed to inspire everyone to vote. Check out these 10 engaging conversations with changemakers working to ensure every voice is heard!
Tele-Native Youth: Art is Medicine – Join the healing discussion on how Art is Medicine, with Generation Indigenous #CreativeNative Program Creator & Contemporary Artist Del Curfman (Apsáalooke); Institute of American Indian Arts Student Kami Jo Whiteclay; and 2019 Generation Indigenous Creative Native Age 5-9 Category Winner & Artist Aydrian Day (Hochunk, Ojibwe, Odawa, Bodewadmi & Lakota).
Join former UNITY Male Co-President Hamilton Seymore and UNITY Earth Ambassador Damien Carlos for this important discussion on how Self-Love and Self-Care are empowering. Executive Director of the Native Wellness Institute, Jillene Joseph (Aaniiih) will facilitate this important discussion with 2018 Champion For Change, Damien Carlos (Tohono O’odham Nation) & CNAY Board Member and 2015 […]
We’re excited for this week’s special guest, Lance Christensen Jr. from Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Just last week, Lance qualified for the 2020 High School Golf National Invitational at North Carolina’s Pinehurst Resort. This is a story of inspiration and hope you don’t want to miss!
View on MedicalNewsToday In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting Indigenous communities to a disproportionate degree. In this Special Feature, we bring into focus some of the mental health effects and challenges that Indigenous people face as a result of the pandemic.
Today’s mainstream perspective of “health and fitness” changes by the decade, yet the interpretation of that very phrase, “health and fitness” can differ greatly from calling it “health and wellness”. For some, exercise gives an energy and confidence boost for the day,while for some others, exercise means working out or training to lose weight and looking good. […]
NB3FIT stays connected with youth and families through at-home workouts and providing healthy recipes.
