6/19/2023 22:21:27 DJ Capitan Executive Committee member I applied to Earth Ambassadors and rightfully so. It falls right in line with what I’m studying which is environmental engineering. We share common values in that we are saving, protecting, and finding new ways in how we treat mother earth. I spent the month reflecting before applying […]
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) celebrated Earth Week (April 17-22) with several events on and around the Qualla Boundary encouraging knowledge of environmental and wildlife issues. “Earth Day is where you recycle, you grow stuff, and you don’t throw trash around the […]
Global Youth Service Day April 28– 30, 2023 Youth Service Month 2023: April 14 – May 14 April 26 – 28, 2024 Youth Service Month 2024: April 12 – May 12 The first-ever Youth Service Month kicks off today Friday, April 14, and continues through Sunday, May 14 with the 35th Annual Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) right […]
Click HERE to update your contact information with UNITY. We are proud to launch a new and improved national native network database called UNITY Connect. Not only should Native Youth and Youth Councils update their information, but we are also seeking to update contacts for partnering organizations, tribal leaders, alumni, and other resources. Please take […]
2023 UNITY Youth Council of the Year Award Each year the national native network recognizes one outstanding Youth Council to receive this prestigious award at the Gala during the National UNITY Conference. This award is based on the community impact of the community service projects that the Youth Council describe in their Bi-Annual Membership Reports. […]
The 2023-24 National UNITY Council Declaration of Candidacy Petition Online Application process is now open. This petition is for National UNITY Council (NUC) members who are interested in running for regional area representative positions and Co-Presidents (Female and Male) on the NUC Executive Committee. Members petitioning must be in good standing in order for their […]
The National UNITY Council’s Executive Committee invites all youth within the network to sign up for one of the four upcoming virtual Town Halls. The purpose of these town hall meetings are designed to gather Native youth’s views on UNITY’s National Initiative to address wellness and restore tribal support systems. Youth are welcomed to share […]
6/10/2023 5:56:01 Nathan Solorio Executive Committee In the month of March the Southeastern Representative and I hosted our Regional meetup. In our regional meet up about 18 youth attended It happened on zoom This took place March 27th It was great that there was a lot of native youth from the east coast on this […]
6/1/2023 11:09:16 Elwood McClellan Jr Southern Plains Representative The month of march was extremely productive. I was able to get in contact with a few different Indian education departments to get information out on steps to creating a UNITY youth council and obtaining a “good standing” status. To close out the month, we had our […]
6/19/2023 20:55:23 Derek Capitan Executive Committee member Myself and the madam president, Chenoa Scippio, were able to head to the Zuni Pueblo community to introduce UNITY. This meet up was planned during our southwest healing circle back in December 2022. We got to meet some awesome members of the community and have established a great […]
