Three Native young women served as this year’s UNITY News anchors and field reporters last month at the National UNITY Conference in Minneapolis. Marla Marina, Leech Lake Band Ojibwe, and Ally Gee, Navajo, served as co-anchors while Sonwai Walayuta, Hualapai, served as a Field Reporter. All three auditioned for UNITY News prior to the conference. […]
In her inspiring workshop at this year’s National UNITY Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, guest speaker Willow Blythe-Carroll shared powerful words of encouragement to Native youth in attendance. “I was honored to share my own personal story and lessons learned throughout my life and career to encourage others to embrace their authentic selves and stand boldly […]
Jonathan J. Arakawa NUC Executive Committee Secretary/Northwest Representative and UNITY 25 Under 25 “Secretary/Representative Report: Thank you to the Northwest Region for re-electing me as their Representative. Thank you to the Executive Committee for re-appointing me as their Secretary. As we approach the 2022-2023 academic year, I will be meeting with our local middle school […]
He lived his life dedicated to serving the needs of Native American and Alaska Native youth. James “J.R.” Roscoe Cook of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, who founded United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY), passed away with his sister by his side in her home in Edna, Kansas earlier this year at the age […]
“When you jump off a cliff into a pool of water, the impact can be strong enough to compress your spine, break bones, or give you a concussion. Human tolerance can only survive an impact close to a 186-foot-free-fall” explained UNITY 25 Under 25 Awadree Ajahrain, “sharing my personal story with a bunch of random […]
UNITY’s recent 25 Under 25 Awardee Jasmine Lamas, of the Gila River Indian Community, shared she “was excited that I had the opportunity to host my very first workshop at UNITY! I had lots of fun working with the youth and, it was amazing to see the youth work together in order to bring their […]
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”35887″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]The National UNITY Council elected its new 2022-23 Executive Committee Members who were honored at UNITY’s annual Gala during the National UNITY Conference this July. Imagine nearly 2,000 Native youth from around the country listening to powerful messages for five days at the National UNITY Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, presented by the Fort […]
Join UNITY on July 29th for this free training at the First Americans Museum in Oklahoma City from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (lunch provided). The Heal Circle gatherings will cover the community readiness model, asset mapping, and building youth council support systems in 12 identified sectors. It will prepare youth councils on how to […]
As the Northwest Regional Representative on the 2021-2022 National UNITY Council’s Executive Committee Secretary, Jonathan Arakawa has been active within his region to promote wellness and Native youth leadership development in many ways. “Jonathan’s commitment to the revitalization of language and culture is profoundly important” explains Kate Reavey, Ph.D., professor at Peninsula College. “He has […]
UNITY Intern Caleb Dash reported: “Recently NCAI ( The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) recently hosted its annual midyear conference in Anchorage, Alaska and UNITY youth leaders took part. During the meeting, tribal leaders addressed many issues regarding Indian Country were talked about and discussed by tribal leaders all over the country, such as […]
