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 […]
Komatke Village, AZ – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris became the first sitting Vice President to visit the Gila River Indian Community when she spoke to a crowd of about 800 elected leaders, officials from Arizona tribes but took the time to meet with the UNITY affiliated-Four Sister Tribes’ youth councils from the Ak-Chin Youth […]
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 […]
6/20/2023 9:10:20 DJ Capitan Executive Committee member The month of June is an important month for the Executive Committee as we have our countdown to the National Conference. I have taken the time to reconsider my term for another run which means I will be running for Southwest representative once again for the 2023-2024 term. […]
6/9/2023 15:04:29 Watson Whitford Executive Committee member For this month I have continued connections with the Chippewa Cree Tribal youth council. I do plant to reach out to the other youth councils and do a check in with them before the conference. I want to make sure I continue you this connection with the youth […]
6/10/2023 6:20:06 Nathan Solorio Executive Committee In the month of June I attended a zoom meeting with Native American LifeLines and a group of native youth about establishing a youth council Native American LifeLines This happened on zoom June 2nd I am excited to help establish a youth council! Yes Please! Feature my progress toward […]
6/12/2023 14:42:08 Jonathan Arakawa NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative and UNITY 25 Under 25 “NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative Report from the NCAI Mid-Year Convention Prepared by Jonathan J. Arakawa, NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative Dear National UNITY Council, The National Congress of American Indians Mid-Year Convention was held June 3-8, 2023, at the Mystic […]
6/20/2023 11:27:58 Kaytlynn Johnston Executive Committee, Pacific Region Representative ” • 5/7/23 Bishop Tribal Youth Council meeting A regular meeting of the BTYC, Ice Breaker, light meal, check in (attendance), review agenda, discuss upcoming activities. In the meeting the BTYC group discussed upcoming activities workshops and our involvement in upcoming community activities. 7 in attendance […]
6/2/2023 10:12:09 Chelbie Turtle 25 Under 25 Participated in and assisted with the Cherokee Nation Youth Summit 2023 Cherokee Nation; including various Cherokee Nation departments (Education Services, Public Health, Government Relations, Administration) and the Cherokee Nation Tribal Youth Council Cherokee Nation Youth Summit 2023; Tahlequah, OK May 24, 2023 In partnership with various departments and […]
