By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) celebrated Earth Week (April 17-22) with several events on and around the Qualla Boundary encouraging knowledge of environmental and wildlife issues. “Earth Day is where you recycle, you grow stuff, and you don’t throw trash around the […]
NORTHWEST REGIONAL REPORT FOR MARCH, 2023 Prepared by Jonathan J. Arakawa, NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative The month of March was very productive. The majority of this month was spent busy with my job and supporting our Executive Committee members. Spring 2023 Spring Regional Native Youth Meet-Ups The National UNITY Council Executive Committee successfully held […]
Brown University, March 3, 2023, Pictured, above: Anagali (Shace) Duncan smiles in Brown apparel at his high school athletic field. Sequoyah High School is a boarding school for Indigenous students in grades 7-12. Meet 20-year-old environmental advocate Anagali (Shace) Duncan of the Cherokee Nation. “Respect, humility, and reciprocity describe Anagali best” shared Laura Smith, Program Coordinator with […]
The 2023-24 National UNITY Council Declaration of Candidacy Petition Online Application process is now open. This petition is for National UNITY Council (NUC) members who are interested in running for regional area representative positions and Co-Presidents (Female and Male) on the NUC Executive Committee. Members petitioning must be in good standing in order for their […]
The National UNITY Council’s Executive Committee invites all youth within the network to sign up for one of the four upcoming virtual Town Halls. The purpose of these town hall meetings are designed to gather Native youth’s views on UNITY’s National Initiative to address wellness and restore tribal support systems. Youth are welcomed to share […]
6/10/2023 5:56:01 Nathan Solorio Executive Committee In the month of March the Southeastern Representative and I hosted our Regional meetup. In our regional meet up about 18 youth attended It happened on zoom This took place March 27th It was great that there was a lot of native youth from the east coast on this […]
6/1/2023 11:09:16 Elwood McClellan Jr Southern Plains Representative The month of march was extremely productive. I was able to get in contact with a few different Indian education departments to get information out on steps to creating a UNITY youth council and obtaining a “good standing” status. To close out the month, we had our […]
Chelbie Turtle, 25 Under 25 honoree has contributed to the planning of the Cherokee Nation Youth Summit to be held in summer 2023; the theme will be “Know Your Nation;” this also includes a series of coloring books that will be printed to share Cherokee history and culture Multiple Cherokee Nation departments (Education Services, Public […]
6/19/2023 20:55:23 Derek Capitan Executive Committee member Myself and the madam president, Chenoa Scippio, were able to head to the Zuni Pueblo community to introduce UNITY. This meet up was planned during our southwest healing circle back in December 2022. We got to meet some awesome members of the community and have established a great […]
FEBRUARY 2023 Northwest Regional Report From the Desk of the NUC Secretary & Northwest Representative, and UNITY 25 Under 25 Honoree February was a month of positive progress and monumental success. I spent parts of February traveling across the United States. I’m excited to share the amazing events I attended, representing the Northwest Region with […]
