The environmental stewardship program which was started in the 1990s, engages Native American and Alaska Native youth in training sessions and informational workshops to increase their knowledge of environmental issues affecting Native America, learn to serve as ambassadors to increase awareness of the issues affecting the environmental quality of Native lands, and promote efforts to […]
Featuring UNITY’s Peer Guide and former Earth Ambassador Angela Noah, View complete article at BikePortland September 6, 2022 This story and photos by Jarrette Werk originally appeared on Underscore News Pedalpalooza’s first ride geared exclusively toward Native and Indigenous riders drew attendees from as far away as Arizona. Forty Native and Indigenous community members, ranging from young […]
Healing Our Mother Earth Webinar focuses on ways everyone can take to protect our Mother Earth. We must Heal Our Earth not just because we care about the natural world, but also because we live on it. Every one of us needs a healthy Earth to support our livelihoods, health & survival, and happiness. A healthy […]
UNITY is awarding (20) $250.00 mini-grants for Environmental Projects! The UNITY Earth Ambassadors know that the time to address Climate Change is now! Our people have always been earth protectors and caretakers. What better way to revitalize our cultural environmental teaching than by developing an Environmental Community Project! All you have to do is tell […]
2/3/2022 UNITY Southern Plains Earth Ambassador Karlin Tsotigh Check-In: “I am happy to say that I was able to get what I needed to build up my Earth Ambassador platform. It took a while and it was harder than I thought, but I’m ready to build support for my environmental project. Having the community come […]
Join UNITY youth leaders to learn more about how Native youth are becoming the voice of climate change activism. This session will hear from young leaders in climate action on how to learn from the land and from traditional knowledge to find solutions for the climate crisis. Watson Whitford | Chippewa Cree Nations, Earth Ambassador, United National […]
Earth Ambassador Candice Joe served as the emcee for a virtual conference hosted by Phoenix College. “Implementing Indigeneity – Co-Creating Institutional Spaces for Indigenous Innovation” is a 3 part workshop that highlights indigenous scholars in all fields of work. Joe was accompanied in the workshops by Angelita Borbón, Indigenous Science; Yaqui and Lakota Harden, Indigenous […]
Members of the San Carlos Apache Youth Council and Steve Harvey, National UNITY Council (NUC) Western Region Representative, recently participated in the San Carlos Apache Tribe’s annual Veterans Parade, which was postponed last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The group was joined by other youth who were invited to take part. All of […]
Earth Ambassador Candice Joe and 25 Under 25 Awardee Sareya Taylor spoke on a panel for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN). As part of the World Food Forum festivities, Indigenous Chef Nephi Craig was joined by a panel of seven Indigenous youth and leaders from North America in a roundtable […]
Earth Ambassador Candice Joe was also on a panel for Global Ties Arizona. The panel was titled “Minority Participation in the Democratic Process”. Joe focused on youth participation within the democratic process. The other panelists consisted of those who ran for government positions and a professor at ASU. During Global Ties AZ, Joe was joined […]
