NUC Executive Council
National UNITY Council
This Youth Program is made up of representatives from UNITY Youth Council and Individual Membership. The mission of the National UNITY Council is to represent the UNITY Network so that common concerns are studied and addressed with a positive and unified voice. This will be accomplished through midyear and national meetings and projects that develop the leadership skills of Native youth by drawing upon their Native heritage and teachings. Further, the National Council will provide a means through which Native youth may learn how to effectively work together and address issues of concern in an environment that encourages them to interact in a dignified manner that respects and honors all.
NUC Objectives
- Serve as a guiding body of the UNITY Network,
- Provide a structure to participate in a deliberative process,
- Provide a forum to study and debate issues, establish priorities, and set agendas,
- Learn parliamentary procedures,
- Promote the Network throughout Native America to increase its membership and provide a means, through which Native youth develop the skills needed to be more effective citizens and leaders,
- Serve as peer mediators. And
- Represent Native youths’ voices regarding their issues of concern to all who may have an interest or a role to play in addressing such matters.
The 2022-23 National UNITY Council Executive Committee
- Co-President – Chenoa Scippio (Santa Clara Pueblo/Navajo of New Mexico)
- Co-President – Colby White Thunder (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas)
- Vice President and Southeast Region Representative – Evynn Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi Nation of North Carolina)
- Secretary and Northwest Region Representative – Jonathan Arakawa (Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington)
- Great Plains Region Representative – Justice Fox (Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation of North Dakota)
- Midwest Region Representative – Angelina Serna (Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians/Oneida Nation of Illinois)
- Northeast Region Representative – Nathan Solorio (Brokenhead Ojibway Nation of Pennsylvania)
- Pacific Region Representative – Kaytlynn Johnston (Bishop Paiute Tribe of California)
- Rocky Mountain Region Representative – Watson Whitford (Chippewa Cree/Navajo of Montana) Southern Plains Region Representative – Elwood McClellan, Jr. (Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma)
- Southwest Region Representative – Derek Capitan (Laguna Pueblo/Navajo of New Mexico)
- Western Region Representative – Steve Harvey (San Carlos Apache Tribe of Arizona)
Audriana Mitchell, Colorado River Indian Tribes of Arizona, and Izaiah Fisher, Confederated Tribes of Siltez Indians of Oregon, to serve as co-presidents of the National UNITY Council Executive Committee.
Great Plains Region Representative: Justice Fox, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara of North Dakota
Midwest Region Representative: Angelina Serna, Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians/Oneida Nation of Illinois
Northeast Region Representative/Vice President: Rory Wheeler, Seneca Nation of New York
Northwest Region Representative/Secretary: Jonathan Arakawa, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe of Washington
Pacific Region Representative: Kaytlynn Johnson, Bishop Paiute Tribe of California
Rocky Mountain Region Representative: ArriAnna Henry, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of Montana
Southern Plains Region Representative: Elwood McClellan, Jr., Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Southeast Region Representative: Evynn Richardson, Haliwa-Saponi Nation of North Carolina
Southwest Region Representative: Chenoa Scippo, Santa Clara Pueblo/Navajo of New Mexico
Western Region Representative: Steve Harvey, San Carlos Apache of Arizona
Female Co-President – Kiera Toya (Pueblo of Jemez, NM)
Great Plains – Elijah Landin (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation, ND)
Midwest – Mary Bush (Match-e-be-nash-she-wish-Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan)
Northeast – William Mosley, Vice President (Naticoke, Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation, NJ)
Northwest – Izaiah Fisher, Secretary (Confderated Tribes of Siletz Indians)
Pacific – Katylynn Johnston (Bishop Paiute Tribe, CA)
Rocky Mountain – ArriAnna Henry-Matt (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, MT)
Southeast – Kaiden McGhee (Poarch Band of Creek Indians, AL)
Southern Plains – Colby WhiteThunder (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe, TX)
Southwest – Chenoa Scippo (Santa Clara Pueblo/Navajo, NM)
Western – Audriana Mitchell (Southern Cheyenne/Navajo, AZ)
Female Co-President – Brittany McKane (Mvskoke, OK)
Great Plains – Elijah Landin (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation, ND)
Midwest – Anthony Tamez (Match-e-be-nash-she-wish-Band of Potawatomi Indians of Michigan)
Northeast – William Mosley, Vice President (Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape, NJ)
Northwest – Izaiah Fisher, Secretary (Confderated Tribes of Siletz Indians)
Pacific – Kirsten Butcher (Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, CA)
Rocky Mountain – ArriAnna Henry-Matt (Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, MT)
Southeast – Kaiden McGhee (Poarch Band of Creek Indians, AL)
Southern Plains – Colby WhiteThunder (Alabama-Coushatta Tribe, TX)
Southwest – Chenoa Scippio (Santa Clara Pueblo/Navajo, NM)
Western – Tyloria Antone (Tohono O’odham, AZ)
