At the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, UNITY Peer Leaders from the NUC Executive Committee, Earth Ambassadors and Peer Guides Joined together to offer these messages of Hope for other Native youth to keep striving for wellness. Watch and Share these UNITY Videos with others to continue to Inspire Hope in Indian Country.
Read more at NBA OKC By Nick Gallo | Broadcast Reporter & Digital Editor | mailbag@okcthunder.com One night back in 2002, an Oklahoma legislator named Cindy Hughes came to speak to a group of young adults in the Indian Methodist Church. Hughes, a member of the Kiowa Tribe, which has many members in the southwestern […]
Creating A Voting Environment – Native American Youth and Family Center For the Native American Youth and Family Center (NAYA), one of the biggest focuses for their Get Out the Vote plan is making sure people can focus on voting. This means understanding that getting people to vote is more than just registering voters, it’s about making sure their […]
Coalition Building 101 in Oklahoma – Rock the Native Vote Out in Oklahoma, Rock the Native Vote (RNV) knows that you won’t be able to have a lot of success if you try to go it alone. It’s this knowledge that informs their strategy of aggressive coalition building with other organizations of color.
Come shine a light on the political power of Native women with us Monday, Oct. 19th at 2 pm EST / 11am PST. Join us as we share about making our voices are heard. Through the end of October, And She Could Be Next is partnering with activists and organizers on the ground all over the country, to […]
The injustice of the COVID-19 pandemic could spur higher voter turnout. Read more in the Global Citizen Native Americans have long faced barriers to the ballot box. The United Nations calls on countries to ensure universal voter turnout to protect democratic integrity. You can join us in taking action on related issues here. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted and […]
Read more in The Seattle Times (photos by Alan Berner / The Seattle Times) By Lynda V. Mapes and Jim Brunner LUMMI NATION — Freddie Lane gathered up T-shirts, posters and signs at the tribal administration building, getting ready for a Native Vote 2020 rally, planned for later this month at Lummi and reservations across the […]
Sweets and Civic Engagement – Kansas City Indian Center For the Kansas City Indian Center (KCI), they knew the best way to engage with people about the election was to draw them in with sweets. This led them to host their mobile ice cream social event, partnering with Melt Box ice cream truck to help their […]
The Beauty of Civic Engagement – Las Vegas Indian Center Earlier this week, the Las Vegas Indian Center unveiled their “Our Voices Matter” mural to a socially distanced crowd and media. The beautiful artwork was painted by local artist Gear Duran and was created for the specific purpose of increasing civic engagement among the youth and […]
Feeding the Community – Denver Indian Center In Denver, Rick Waters and his team at the Denver Indian Center (DIC) have been thinking about how to help his community get registered to vote while also trying to help local businesses deal with the economic devastation of COVID-19. Enter Tocabe, an American Indian eatery that’s been a staple […]
