Would you believe preparations are already underway for the National UNITY Conference slated for Portland, Oregon in 2024 and Oklahoma City in 2026? Site visits to both cities happened earlier this month led by UNITY‘s Executive Director Mary Kim Titla. The Portland site visit included National UNITY Council (NUC) co-president Izaiah Fisher of the Confederated […]
Virtual Recipe Share – SQUASH 2021 Wed Sep 1st 5:30pm – 7:30pm (MDT) Link: https://zoom.us/j/99352295000?pwd=bFNDYTdIaFRBZExnclRKN1VaaWJWdz09 Call in Number: +1 346 248 7799 Meeting ID: 993 5229 5000 calendar by Tockify Tipi Culture Series: Webinar 2021 Wed Sep 29th 5:30pm – 7:00pm (MDT) The Spirit Within Project at DIHFS would like to invite you to participate in our Tipi Culture Series! On Wednesday, September […]
By American Indian Center Congratulations to our amazing youth! They WON the UNITY YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE YEAR AWARD, and Angelina is the new UNITY MIDWEST REPRESENTATIVE. Their dedication to their community and their personal growth in ways big and small have paid off. A huge Chi Miigwetch to all those that have supported them! We […]
A University of Arizona student turned a spark into a calling and became more than she imagined. By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University Communications UNITY Earth Ambassador Nadira Mitchell knows she’s on the right track. From collecting snails as a kid, to participating in science fairs as a teen, to now doing community outreach in college, […]
United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) held four virtual town hall meetings in collaboration with OJJDP to gather feedback from more than 430 youth on juvenile justice issues in Indian country. UNITY promotes positive youth development, citizenship, and leadership among American Indian and Alaska Native youth. The sessions offered a unique opportunity for tribal youth […]
OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2021:  The United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) hosted a five-part webinar series in June and July 2021 to highlight tribal youth concerns and offer youth tools to address them. The webinars drew from the feedback of more than 430 youth in Indian country who participated in four virtual town hall […]
OJJDP PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE YOUTH Juvenile Justice Reform Act Tribal Provisions Fact Sheet OJJDP-Sponsored, July 2019. This fact sheet outlines the special provisions that support Tribal youth in the Juvenile Justice Reform Act (JJRA) of 2018, which became effective in the fiscal year 2020. 1 page. NCJ 254703. Abstract | PDF The […]
Much appreciation goes to everyone who played a role in all the moving parts that made the National UNITY Conference possible. The UNITY staff is a small team of 6 people. Together we set up camp in Dallas for 6 Days bringing youth together in person and virtually. We are so thankful for the enthusiasm […]
Since 2018, UNITY has created a special day calling for Native youth to wear their traditional shirt and traditional skirt from their respective tribes. It has since become a colorful display of various styles of ribbon skirts and shirts.
On the opening day of the 2021 National UNITY Conference, UNITY was excited to present and recognize the newest class of UNITY Earth Ambassadors. For the first time on stage in front of a live audience, since the beginning of the Pandemic, UNITY was able to present the latest class of Earth Ambassadors with wooden […]
