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 – […]
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 […]
2022 Cultural Recognition Visual Arts Grammy Award co-recipient Norma Baker-Flying Horse of Red Berry Woman wowed the crowd at the 2023 National UNITY Conference once again! Norma was able to work with Native youth at the conference and help them fulfill their wish of modeling in a fashion show. This was a great opportunity for […]
Alitama Perkins, 17, Eastern Band Cherokee/Waccamaw/Mdewakanton/Equadorian, from Cherokee, North Carolina, shared her talents with UNITY‘s executive director Mary Kim Titla during a surprise visit to the area. Perkins, of the Deer Clan, is an accomplished Cherokee basket maker and seamstress specializing in ribbon skirts. Over the summer, she attended the National UNITY Conference in […]
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian officially welcomed UNITY Youth from across the Nation to Washington, D.C., with a UNITY Night at the Museum! One youth attendee shared that he “was nervous about coming to such a big city at first, but when we arrived, it felt good to be welcomed in such […]
2023-24 National UNITY Council Executive Committee BIOGRAPHIES Jonathan Arakawa, UNITY Co-President Tribe: Lower Elwha Klallam, Washington Jonathan Arakawa is an enrolled member of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. He currently attends the Evergreen State College where he is studying for his Bachelor’s degree in Tribal Governance. He has served in various elected and appointed […]
UNITY Concludes Successful National Conference in Washington, D.C. Highlights included prominent speakers and workshops, as well as the election of officers for the National UNITY Council Executive Committee Mesa, Arizona – UNITY hosted a sold-out annual National Conference, June 29-July 3, at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., with more than 2,200 youth and adult attendees […]
UNITY participants’ and youth’s safety and well-being are our utmost priority. As we prepare for this year’s National UNITY Conference, please know we will work closely with all advisors and chaperones to promote a safe experience. In fact, during the planning of UNITY events, we work closely with each property’s security team to outline safety […]
Join UNITY for this free training for Native youth and the adults who serve them. Sign Up today to attend the one-day training on Thursday, June 29, 2023, from 1 pm-4 pm brought to you in part by our partners at Cook Native American Ministries and Bank of America. Registration is open to the first […]
Have you ever had aspirations of walking the runway at a fashion show? Well, dream no further! UNITY will be hosting our very own fashion show at the 2023 National UNITY Conference featuring none other than Grammy Award-winning Native Designer, Norma Baker-Flying Horse. We will be holding two sets of auditions; one via video submission […]
