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), […]
Mesa, AZ – United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) is proud to announce that Midyear 2022 will be a hybrid event with options for attendance in person and online. We are so excited to welcome attendees back to the beautiful Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak, as well as continue to offer a robust and interactive […]
The Healing Indigenous Lives: Native Youth Town Halls report is available online. The report highlights juvenile justice and public safety concerns and recommendations from Tribal youth ages 14–24. Held in July 2020, the youth-led town hall meetings are part of the Healing Indigenous Lives Initiative, supported by OJJDP and United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY). More than 155 Native youth participated and provided feedback. Their input will help OJJDP develop programs to improve outcomes for Native youth, enhance public safety, promote accountability, and empower communities. In fiscal year 2021, […]
On behalf of UNITY and our partners at Illuminative, we congratulate the following youth who will be awarded the For The Love Of Our People PSA Mini-grants to create a public service announcement on Covid19 and how to stay safe. Their videos will be featured during the upcoming Midyear Conference. Audri Mitchell, Peer Guide & […]
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 […]
Between Finals and feast days, National UNITY Council Southwest Regional Representative, Chenoa Scippio makes it a priority to serve Native youth. She recently organized an Indigenous Peoples Celebration at the University of New Mexico. Scippio shares how she has been active in the community while also attending college full time.”I am honored to participate in the Albuquerque […]
UNITY will award 20 youth groups $250 each this December! We are partnering with IllumiNative to continue to raise awareness around the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines for Native youth. We are seeking youth groups and individuals to address the challenges community organizers are facing in reaching younger Native people about vaccines. Click here to Apply […]
 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 […]
The Eastern Arizona College Intertribal Club is taking steps to join the National UNITY Council. The EAC Intertribal club is one of the oldest student organizations on the college campus located in Thatcher, Arizona. Most of the members are affiliated with tribes in Arizona but one member is from Alaska.
