Highlights included appearances by Native American celebrities and influencers, cultural sharing, and learning opportunities.Mesa, Az – UNITY hosted its annual midyear conference February 25-27 at the Phoenix Hilton Resort at the Peak, bringing together more than 400 attendees from tribal communities across the United States. Keynote speakers included America’s Got Talent finalist Brooke Simpson (Haliwa-Saponi), […]
Northeast Valley News: Three day conference features annual “Round Dance” Marshall Baker, ReporterMarch 2, 2022 United National Indian Tribal Youth held their 2022 mid-year conference in Phoenix this weekend and brought together people from different indigenous backgrounds. UNITY is an organization based in Mesa that looks to empower Indigenous youth across North America. J.R. Cook, […]
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 […]
On December 18, 2021, I had a great opportunity to take a tour of the White House and see all of the decorations they had put up for the holidays. I was contacted by Mary Kim and informed that UNITY would like to send me to represent on their behalf. I am very thankful to […]
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 […]
The National UNITY Council’s Western Representative and Earth Ambassador Steve Harvey shared the following updates on his community service activities for the month of November: “I first started my week off by commemorating indigenous peoples’ day! On Tuesday, I joined the 78th annual National Congress of American Indian virtual convention, honored to have caught secretary […]
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 […]
Students at Mesa Community College (MCC) organized a panel of student speakers recently to address what it means to be Indigenous in the 21st century. The panelist, all young women, spoke about pride in their culture and the importance of creating community while attending college. The event, which was open to the public, also included […]
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 […]
