Jasmine Lamas, Akimel O’odham, UNITY 25 Under 25 Awardee reflects on her outreach during Native American Heritage Month: For my Native American month, I participated in the Phoenix Suns video as a representative of the Gila River Indian community, thanks to UNITY for inviting me. This meant so much to me for a number of […]
UNITY was proud to partner with the Phoenix Suns to feature UNITY Native youth leaders in releasing the Phoenix Suns’ newest city uniform — as an homage to the diverse Native cultures in Arizona. UNITY played a big role in bringing all the Arizona tribes together for the Phoenix Suns’ ORIGINATIV launch. For more […]
“The Nevada Healing Circle brought Native youth, peer mentors from various high schools to young adults in higher education to a two-day training centering on healing and building network connections,” said Peer Guide Angela Noah (White Mountain Apache). “Engaging with Native youth was a surreal moment, understanding that I am no longer a recipient but […]
2022-223 UNITY 25 Under 25 Awardee UNITY: What is your greatest personal achievement? Ajah-Rain: I had a really hard time trying to answer this question because I am mourning the person I used to be. I had thought that my greatest achievement was things my past self did. But, I am no longer the […]
UNITY spoke with Adam’s Youth Council Advisor Corrina Pino to learn more about his leadership development. Pino explains how Adam is active within the Phoenix Union High School – Native American Education Program as an exemplary student. Adam explains that his “most important academic achievement is maintaining a solid GPA in high school while also […]
September 7-8 – Arizona Alliance of Community Health Center’s Workforce Recruitment and Retention Conference. For more information click here. September 7-9 – Indian Health Service Health Promotion Disease Prevention presents the Public & Community Health Virtual Summit “Using Innovative & Collaborative Approaches to Support Community Health Partners”. For more information or to register click here. September 8 […]
Youth Submission by Ally Gee, Dine Ya’at’eeh! My name is Ally Gee and I am an enrolled member of the great Navajo Nation. I was recently selected as a 25 Under 25 awardee at the National UNITY Conference in Minneapolis, MN. I am so honored to have been selected and to get to work with […]
As we continue to find ways to heal our mental and emotional health, we learn to utilize various means to bring about healing. For many Native youth, music and creating are that outlet. So we are excited to provide a platform for Native youth and artists to showcase their talents. “UNITY Turn Up Tuesdays” will […]
“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 […]
