UNITY 1970s DECADE VIDEO

1970s Leadership

UNITY’s founding decade laid the groundwork for a national Native youth leadership movement. During these early years, UNITY’s training and leadership efforts helped create a space where Native youth could build confidence, strengthen cultural identity, and step into service for their communities.

Early Training Leadership

In the late 1970s, UNITY’s early training leadership helped shape the organization’s approach to youth development, peer leadership, and community-based service. These efforts created the foundation for the national leadership network that would continue to grow in the decades ahead.

Featured Leader:

J.R. Cook, Cherokee — UNITY Founder, serves as Trainer and Program Coordinator, 1976–1979

Written by UNITY, Inc. 1976