Melodi Serna is President of Chicago’s Indigenous Tribal Youth Council and the UNITY Midwest Representative, who is bringing pride to the Midwest. See how she and her community helped celebrate National Native American Heritage Month: November 2nd- Our council gathered for Drum practice (weekly on Tues & Thur) and invited additional youth to partake in […]
December 11, 2021 @ 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm Take a pic with Santa/refreshments! Come join us for an afternoon of Santa and his Elves and Friends. DON’T FORGET LOTS OF TOYS…. There will be photos with Santa and his pals. Come listen to the Windy CITY Drum, meet our Royalty. A to-go meal will be provided.DON’T […]
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 […]
UNITY partnered with Bowman Performance Consulting (BPC) to sponsor a poster contest for art created to encourage Indigenous youth and young adults to participate in the Covid-19 Impacts study. Of those who submitted art graphics, three winners were chosen for First, Second, and Third place with cash prizes of $250, $150, and $100, respectively. Congratulations to Evynn Richardson (Haliwa-Saponi) […]
Women’s eNews has named three Indigenous women among their prestigious list of 21 Leaders for the 21st Century including UNITY Executive Director Mary Kim Titla. The influential women are well-known in academia, activism, politics, entertainment, non-profits, and more. All of the honorees were celebrated recently in a virtual event. Women’s eNews has named three indigenous women of their 21 Leaders for the 21st Century. They join […]
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 […]
Back by popular demand: UNITY Native American Heritage Month Native Youth Sing Series The first of its kind to take place in Indian Country, UNITY’s Native Youth Sing Series! A year ago, as we navigated through an unprecedented time in our world many youth were separated from their songs and stories. So we initiated […]
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 […]
