September 11, 2014

Kara McDonagh
Juvenile Justice Program Specialist
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Michelle Duhart-Tonge
Training and Technical Assistance Network Provider Lead
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC)

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• Present an overview of the United National Indian
Tribal Youth (UNITY) Network.
• Discuss ways to build an effective youth council.
• Provide resources to start a UNITY youth council.

September 11, 2014

Jeri “ Wauliba” Brunoe
Owner
Brunoe Training and Consulting Services

Jared Ivins-Massey
Programs Support Assistant
Today’s Native Leaders
United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc.
www.unityinc.org

National Youth "TODAY'S NATIVE LEADER'S" Leadership
Initiative

Youth Voice
Strong Engagement
Build Youth Capacity
Deepen Motivation
Negotiate Opportunities
Cultural Opportunity

• Build a Strong Foundation
• Address the Issues of Y.C.
• Strong Infrastructure
• Safe Work Environment

POLL QUESTION #1

~ Prevention
~ Youth Voice
~ Community Service
~ Youth Leadership
~ Employment
~ Youth Development
~ Education
~ Youth Action
~ Recreational Activities
~ Youth Service
~ Culturally Oriented
~ Youth Governance

• President, Vice President
• Co-Presidents (male/female)
• Alternates (male/female)
• Voting membership
• Panel selection process
• Charter & by-laws
• Roberts Rules of Order
• Traditional meeting management
(consensus, talking circles)

• Community Tribal Council
Sanctioned
• Budget
• Youth Council Advisor
• Youth Council Advisory Board
• Other...

POLL QUESTION #2

Gather information
• Youth survey
• Adult survey
• Community survey
• Community dinner
• Poll on Facebook
• Present at schools/events

1. Brain Storm and/or Mind-Map a. Goals - Prioritize Top 3 b. Strategies c. Tasks and/or Activities
2. Identify Resources
3. Identify Steering Committee's
4. Quantify & Qualify
5. Assign Responsibilities as a Youth Council

MIND MAPPING.com
Example
8
Implement
6
Schedule
Charter
By-laws
Vision Mission
5
Tasks
7
Budget
4
Resources
Goal
Youth Council
3
Survey's
9
Sustain
1
Purpose
2
Organization
Projects

Strategy: Develop Action Plan
Tasks (Activities)
Persons
Responsible/Co mmittee
Complete
Resources
Available
Progress & Comments Contacts
Develop
Vision/Mission
Dean Martin
555-122-3445
12/15
Flip Chart &
Supplies
Identify Needs &
Resources
Budget
Joe Joe
778-2134
Johnny Depp
2/1/15
1/15/15
Advisor
Grant
Draft M/V created; scheduled time w/advisory board to finalize list started, developed survey
Need assistance to develop
Billy Joe,
Advisor
Tribal
Council
Taylor,
Advisor

Consistent meeting time & place
Youth Council Meetings
Steering Committees
UNITY Regional
Identify best communication with Youth Council members example: facebook, email, text, etc.
Develop a marketing plan
Join National UNITY network

• Guiding force will be projects and activities of your Youth Council and/or grant funding.
• Refer to Resource list to identify possible funding sources
• Ask for examples from other Youth
Councils
• Assistance from Advisor
Note: Research is very important!

• Youth are engaged, learning, developing, building skills and having fun
• Creating Positive Change
• Culture Significance
• Collaborate and network
Note: Remember not to try to do it on your own.

~Recruit & Retention
~Outreach e-newsletters media's facebook website local outlets
~National, Regional
~Fundraiser's
Donations
Grants &
Contracts
Special events
~Collaborate
Network
Student
~Exchanges
Engage
~Community &
~Leadership
~Evaluate Your Program
Document everything

POLL QUESTION #3

~Integrate Culture
~Team Build a. Talking Circles b. Ice Breakers c. Activities d. Safe Place
~Create Support a. Extended Family b. Individually

Youth Council's Build
Integrity to be honest with yourself and others.
Non-judgement is not judging yourself or others.
Expanded Comfort Zones is taking healthy risks that you normally would not take.
Positive Attitude is creating a positive, solution oriented atmosphere.
Self-confidence is building and practicing skills everyday.
Unconditional acceptance is accepting yourself and others.

Teach Possibility Determination
Solution Oriented
Coping Skills
Give Them Choices
Mentorship
Healthy Risks
Courage
Use their Imagination to
Create
Intrinsic Values
Culture & Traditions
Have Fun & Laughter

United National Indian Tribal Youth UNITYinc.com
Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention
TribalYouthProgram.org
Brunoe Training & Consulting JeriBrunoe.com
National Indian Youth Leadership Project NIYLP.org
National Congress of American Indians NCAI.org
Running Strong For American Indian Youth IndianYouth.org

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Webinars on OJJDP’s Online University
This event will be archived on OJJDP’s Online University.
For the audio recording and support materials, visit www.nttac.org/index.cfm?event=trainingCenter.Homepage

For more information, please contact:
OJJDP’s National Training and Technical Assistance
Center (NTTAC) http://www.nttac.org
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention http://www.ojjdp.gov
This project was supported by Grant # 2013TYFXK008, awarded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Webinar
(publication/program/exhibition) are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the
Department of Justice.

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