Your Experience Is Powerful and the key to creating local solutions. Make sure your community experiences are included in this national needs assessment. UNITY aims to inspire hope, even from the most negative experiences.  This survey is created to help the UNITY Peer Guides to create better resources for Native youth. By sharing what is currently […]
August 14, 2021 @ 10:00 am – 9:00 pm Hope you all can join us for our Back To School Powwow on Saturday, August 14 from 10am-9pm The American Indian Center welcomes you to join us for our Back To School Powwow on August 14th. School supply giveaway, free vaccines, and school physicals will be from 10-4pm. […]
UNITY has announced that they will provide complimentary virtual access to live general sessions and special evening activities during its National UNITY Conference from July 2 through July 6 in Dallas, Texas. The national Native American youth leadership event will feature daily keynote speakers and featured guests including Chance Rush (Hidatsa), actor, trainer, motivational speaker, and comedian; Tia Wood […]
For far too long, Indigenous communities have been spoken for or spoken at, and it is past time to hear from them in their own words. Indigenous women face extraordinary challenges: They are exponentially more likely to be victims of physical and sexual violence, which is often unreported and perpetrators are rarely brought to justice. […]
August 7, 2021 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm Join C.I.T.Y. for their next youth council meeting on August 7th @ 12:30pm– Youth ages 12-24 are welcome.– Lunch will be providedOpen gym after meeting is adjourned. If you have any questions, email: youth@aicchicago.org
The Youth and Young Adult COVID-19 Impacts Study (YYA) is seeking 250 participants aged 14-24 and who identify as American Indian/Alaskan Native. The survey also seeks to include those who identify with a marginalized sexual/gender identity to be encouraged to participate. While this survey is open to any Native youth to share their experience with […]
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Mesa, Ariz. – In celebration of Pride Month, UNITY and our partners at Bowman Performance Company invite you to show your support for the LGBTQ2S+ community. This year, a delegation of the National UNITY Council passed a Resolution as a commitment to increase awareness and inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and two-spirit […]
Thank you to those who have applied for the 2021-22 Executive Committee! We are still seeking applications from the following regions who have not had any applications. This year is the first time that youth do NOT have to attend the National UNITY Conference in person to run. Virtual options have been made available for […]
The Youth Wellness Summit is hosted by the New Mexico Indian Affairs Department and the Honoring Native Life Program. Their goal is to enable Indigenous youth to share best practices, lessons learned, and to build a network of resources for Suicide Prevention and Intervention efforts in Tribal communities. The 2021 Youth Wellness Summit: Community Resilience: […]
You could win $1,000! We know your youth council did its best to navigate through the pandemic. We also know many youth councils stepped up to help their communities. UNITY wishes to showcase your efforts at the 2021 National UNITY Conference in Dallas, Texas! All we need is a two minute video featuring highlights from […]
