On December 18, 2021, I had a great opportunity to take a tour of the White House and see all of the decorations they had put up for the holidays. I was contacted by Mary Kim and informed that UNITY would like to send me to represent on their behalf. I am very thankful to […]
Earth Ambassador Candice Joe served as the emcee for a virtual conference hosted by Phoenix College. “Implementing Indigeneity – Co-Creating Institutional Spaces for Indigenous Innovation” is a 3 part workshop that highlights indigenous scholars in all fields of work. Joe was accompanied in the workshops by Angelita Borbón, Indigenous Science; Yaqui and Lakota Harden, Indigenous […]
The National UNITY Council’s Western Representative and Earth Ambassador Steve Harvey shared the following updates on his community service activities for the month of November: “I first started my week off by commemorating indigenous peoples’ day! On Tuesday, I joined the 78th annual National Congress of American Indian virtual convention, honored to have caught secretary […]
Members of the San Carlos Apache Youth Council and Steve Harvey, National UNITY Council (NUC) Western Region Representative, recently participated in the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s annual Veterans Parade, which was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group was joined by other youth who were invited to take part. All of […]
Students at Mesa Community College (MCC) organized a panel of student speakers recently to address what it means to be Indigenous in the 21st century. The panelist, all young women, spoke about pride in their culture and the importance of creating community while attending college. The event, which was open to the public, also included […]
Earth Ambassador Candice Joe and 25 Under 25 Awardee Sareya Taylor spoke on a panel for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN). As part of the World Food Forum festivities, Indigenous Chef Nephi Craig was joined by a panel of seven Indigenous youth and leaders from North America in a roundtable […]
Earth Ambassador Candice Joe was also on a panel for Global Ties Arizona. The panel was titled “Minority Participation in the Democratic Process”. Joe focused on youth participation within the democratic process. The other panelists consisted of those who ran for government positions and a professor at ASU. During Global Ties AZ, Joe was joined […]
UNITY Youth Submission by Earth Ambassador Tylee Tom, Dine/Navajo, AZ: Tylee has spent time educating our youth and community about culture, language and heritage is a step forward to a stronger Nation. Tylee volunteers with Grades 1st to 8th also with the community and staff. Through interacting with younger generations, you can instill indigenous values […]
Former UNITY 25 Under 25 awardee, Dylan O. Baca, President of the Indigenous People’s Initiative spoke on the momentous occasion of President Biden signing a proclamation declaring Indigenous Peoples’ Day for the first time in American History.
