Making their mark: How Homeland prints Indigenous identity into youth spaces
PHOENIX – Homeland, a Native-led collective, empowers Indigenous youth through fashion, art and culture. Using screen printing workshops and presentations, the group is establishing Native representation in classrooms and creative industries.
ASU Powwow bridges generations amid threats of Indigenous cultural erasure
TEMPE – The Arizona State University Powwow offers a space for cultural connection and tradition among elders and students amid DEI policy challenges. Despite external pressures, the event strengthens community and empowers Native pride.
Online cooking show, lifestyle blog encourage Indigenous ingredients in everyday meals
PHOENIX – Connecting Indigenous people with the food they ate before European foods were introduced into their diets is a movement gaining popularity. Two entrepreneurs are teaching others to incorporate Native foods into their daily meals.
Arizona ranks 3rd for missing Indigenous people. New bill hopes to change that with emergency alert system
PHOENIX – Arizona legislators have proposed a new alert system for missing Indigenous and endangered non-Indigenous people, which aims to address the state's high rates of missing and murdered Indigenous persons. The bill has passed the House with unanimous support and awaits Senate approval.
Change Labs offers Navajo entrepreneurs tools for business success
Change Labs is a nonprofit organization based in Tuba City that offers coaching, funding and other resources to Native entrepreneurs.
Science and health program for Native American youth to shut down in Northern Arizona
PHOENIX – Training in STEM and health fields in northern Arizona is in jeopardy of shutting down due to a wave of Trump’s executive orders targeting DEI. The summer program serves primarily people from nearby Indigenous communities and tribal nations, while also welcoming participants from other backgrounds.
Arizona Two Spirit Powwow empowers community amid growing anti-trans legislation
PHOENIX – The Arizona Two Spirit Powwow at South Mountain Community College creates a space for Native LGBTQ+ individuals to connect, empowering marginalized communities while challenging recent anti-transgender policies. This event celebrates culture, identity and unity across tribal nations.
Judge lifts deadline for federal workers to accept Trump buyout. How will it impact Arizona?
WASHINGTON – A federal judge set aside a deadline facing federal workers offered a buyout by the Trump administration as he weighs its legality. In Arizona, veterans, tribes, small businesses and national parks could see an impact.
‘Take repatriation seriously’: Hobbs pledges $7M to speed state museum’s work to return ancestors, artifacts to Arizona tribes
PHOENIX – The $7 million that Gov. Katie Hobbs has pledged for the Arizona State Museum will accelerate the return of Indigenous remains and artifacts, a museum official says.
Canceled inauguration parade would have put spotlight on pro-Donald Trump Navajo group
WASHINGTON – The Inaugural Parade, canceled three days before President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in – would have featured a couple of dozen “Navajos for Trump,” activists who campaigned for Trump in Arizona and other states.
‘We’re never going to go away’: How Kenneth Shirley danced Indigenous representation into the mainstream
NEW YORK – Indigenous Enterprise founder and CEO Kenneth Shirley has been breaking barriers and bringing powwow dancing into the mainstream. Through his gift of dance, Shirley and Indigenous Enterprise brought much-needed representation to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and beyond.
Indigenous Enterprise dancers bring colorful Native representation to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK – Phoenix-based Indigenous Enterprise brought colorful representation to Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Their performance showcased powwow traditions, blending modern and traditional elements and reminded millions of the importance of Indigenous visibility and empowerment.
