On September 22, 2023, the Poarch Creek Youth Council hosted “Taste of the South” in Atmore, Alabama—a culturally rich event that used food as a powerful medium to educate the community about Creek traditions and heritage. With 10–12 youth participating, the event emphasized social wellness by fostering connection, identity, and intergenerational learning through traditional cuisine. […]
Are you wondering what to do with unused youth program funding for Fiscal Year 2023? UNITY is happy to work with you! Below are the conference registration rates for 2024 (with no increases from 2023): UNITY Midyear Conference 2024 February 2 – 4 Phoenix, AZ Early Bird (now through November 15) $300 Discounted (Nov. 16 – […]
Would you like to serve as a featured news anchor for UNITY News? UNITY is seeking 10 news anchors (males and females) for a two-minute News segment once a month. One will be selected per month. Those selected will have the opportunity to read UNITY News updates and will receive a $150 stipend. All you have to do is submit a :35 – :40 audition video. You don’t […]
UNITY has a very limited supply of blankets specially made for the 2023 National UNITY conference held in Washington, DC. The art used on the blankets was created by Evynn Richardson, Haliwa-Saponi, to coincide with the National UNITY Conference theme “Restoring the Spirit of Native Youth.” The design features the traditional northeastern blanket dance. The popular […]
The Comanche Nation IAMNDN Youth Council hosted a dynamic three-day Media Camp at the Higher Education Center in Lawton, Oklahoma, offering youth hands-on experience in a wide range of creative and communication fields. With 25 participants, the camp focused on developing practical skills in areas such as camera operation, graphic design, journalism, interviewing, music production, […]
The month of August was filled with multiple events and activities. Starting the month out strong I volunteered with my youth council to help with handing out winter coats for kids who do not have access to one, this was on August 1st and August 2nd. On August 4th I went and volunteered to help […]
For the month of August I began my education at Montana State University. This is a huge transition from high school to college, along side all of the responsibility of being an adult. I have continued to share about UNITY with other students and staff on campus. I also had the opportunity to meet with […]
On August 15th I was able to head to Livingston, TX to visit with the Inner Voice Youth Council and sit in on their recruitment night. “This was my first event I attended as Rep, so it was very important to me that I attended this event. I really enjoyed it, It was a small […]
Click Here to RSVP: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82638612872 UNITY in partnership with WeRNative And THRIVE presents the Healing Circle Webinar in honor of National Suicide Awareness Month. Join to learn tools for safe and effective prevention messaging and resources for community engagement. This one-hour webinar training is open to any Native youth and their advocates.
Written Report by National UNITY Council’s Southern Plains Representative, Mahiya Ramirez On August 15th, I had the opportunity to journey down to Livingston, TX, to visit the Inner Voice Youth Council of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas to participate in their Recruitment night. On the way down, I began thinking of what I could say […]
