From the Desk of Jonathan Arakawa, National UNITY Council Secretary, Northwest Representative, and 25 Under 25 Awardee: Happy Holidays, UNITY! The holiday season has arrived. As exit Native American Heritage Month—something we celebrate daily—let us remember the reason for the season. We have the season of being thankful for our blessings and giving from our […]
PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5)Â – A local Native youth program called UNITY has been awarded $200,000 in a racial equity grant from Bank of America! The executive director of UNITY said that Native youth are already making big strides across Indian Country and there are ways we can help boost their voices. Mary Kim Titla was the […]
OJJDP PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE YOUTH OJJDP-Sponsored, October 2017. This fact sheet provides information about the Safe Routes Program in which youth identify a place they can go when they feel unsafe in their own home. NCJ 252020. 6 pages. Abstract | PDF The UNITY Peer Guides and Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative is […]
Click here to read the full article The College Tour – A Powerful TV Series and More… By Lisa Hennessy As a seasoned TV producer and showrunner for over 25 years, I’ve had the pleasure of telling people’s stories from all around the world. It is a responsibility that I do not take lightly. Over […]
11 Indigenous Youth Making a Difference in Their Communities BY KINSALE DRAKE NOVEMBER 9, 2022 UNITY 25 UNDER 25 AWARDEE Ally Gee, 23, Diné Photo credit to Maddie Sanders Growing up in Low Mountain, Arizona, Ally Gee rarely talked about sexual health or menstruation with her family. The topics were largely considered taboo. But when she […]
UNITY was proud to partner with the Phoenix Suns to feature UNITY Native youth leaders in releasing the Phoenix Suns’ newest city uniform — as an homage to the diverse Native cultures in Arizona. UNITY played a big role in bringing all the Arizona tribes together for the Phoenix Suns’ ORIGINATIV launch. For more […]
Mentoring PUBLICATIONS & RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO NATIVE YOUTH This resource contains tips and recommendations for mentoring practitioners for enhancing cultural competence in their work with Native youth. It includes information about cultural norms and cross-cultural communication as well as tips for training and retaining mentors, with specific information about training non-Native mentors. Guide and Handbook […]
Learn more about the monumental experiences that shaped UNITY 25 Under 25 Honoree Alexis Large Cooley’s leadership development. In her interview, Cooley shares her experiences both in and outside of the classroom that gave her hope and served as a foundation in her journey to becoming a UNITY Ambassador. From her “truly life-changing work at […]
Ambassadors such as Chelbie Turtle embody UNITY’s core mission and exude living a balanced life, while developing their spiritual, mental, physical, and social well-being. The 25 Under 25 honoree shares her advocacy journey in hopes to inspire more Native youth to seek out solutions for community challenges of inclusion. Read more in her own words […]
For Immediate Release: November 2, 2022. Washington, DC: The White House, United National Indian Tribal Youth (U.N.I.T.Y.), and the Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute are proud to announce the White House Tribal Youth Forum! This summit will take place on November 14, 2022, at Health and Human Services in Washington, […]
