2022 is an election year! It’s never too late to start thinking about voting. Making sure you are registered is the first step! Here’s a few key dates for this year’s elections: State Primary Election Election Date: August 2, 2022 Deadline for Voter Registration: July 5, 2022 at 12:00 a.m. MST Deadline to Request Vote-By-Mail […]
Greetings from Tribal Practices and Youth Resiliency at NATIVE HEALTH! We are happy to say that we had a great February by having many events such as Valentine’s Day Blue Corn Quiche Giveaway and Tea with the Tooth Fairy and Read It and Eat. These events were culturally enriching by using traditional foods such as […]
After two long years of missing their Annual Prayer Walk, Walk for the Land and the People, it’s back! Our Annual Walk will be held Saturday, April 9. This year we’ll have one walk, from North Mountain to NATIVE HEALTH Central. After the Walk, we hope participants will stay and enjoy a delicious breakfast of Blue […]
Rory Wheeler, Peer Guide, Northeastern Representative, and National UNITY Council Vice President shares his community outreach for February 2022: I am so happy to be back with our UNITY family for the UNITY Midyear Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. I worked through the month with EC and Peer Guides to plan the conference and release a […]
Southwest Regional Representative Chenoa Scippio’s February Update: I have been working with my non-profit, Native Health Initiative, and the National Congress of American Indians to develop their ‘Movement as Medicine’ Initiative. I am looking forward to leading the physical wellness portion of this initiative. I also co-led a presentation for the “Go Red for Native […]
Highlights included appearances by Native American celebrities and influencers, cultural sharing, and learning opportunities.Mesa, Az – UNITY hosted its annual midyear conference February 25-27 at the Phoenix Hilton Resort at the Peak, bringing together more than 400 attendees from tribal communities across the United States. Keynote speakers included America’s Got Talent finalist Brooke Simpson (Haliwa-Saponi), […]
Northeast Valley News: Three day conference features annual “Round Dance” Marshall Baker, ReporterMarch 2, 2022 United National Indian Tribal Youth held their 2022 mid-year conference in Phoenix this weekend and brought together people from different indigenous backgrounds. UNITY is an organization based in Mesa that looks to empower Indigenous youth across North America. J.R. Cook, […]
Indigenous community leaders create positive change in their communities. The American Indian College Fund is committed to developing women leaders across Indian Country through its Indigenous Visionaries Program in tribal communities where tribal colleges and universities are located. This year’s College Fund Indigenous Visionaries cohort includes Harley-Daniel Interpreter (Navajo), Louise K. Waakaa’igan (Anishinaabe), Sasha Sillitti […]
UNITY calls upon its family & friends to join us today, March 2, 2022, at 2 pm CT, in a moment of silence in honor of our beloved founder, J. R. Cook. “We are deeply saddened to learn of J.R.’s passing. But his legacy and influence live on in the thousands of lives he has […]
Mesa, Az – United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY) is saddened to announce that its founder, J.R. Cook (Cherokee), passed away at the age of 83 on February 25, 2022, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Cook started the UNITY organization in southwestern Oklahoma in 1976 with a small group of Native American youth interested in […]
