2024 Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards

Nominations are open for the 2024 Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards! If you know any outstanding people creating amazing change throughout the state’s tribal communities, nominate them today. These nominations are open to people state-wide in Arizona and are not limited to the Phoenix area! Award categories include:

Kent C. Ware Lifetime Achievement Award

Phyllis J. Bigpond Lifetime Achievement Award

Woman of the Year

Man of the Year

Business of the Year

Volunteer of the Year

Friend of the Community

College Student of the Year

High School Student of the Year

Nominations are due Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. To submit a nomination, click here

For questions, call 602-264-6768 or email leadershipawards@phxindcenter.org

Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards Event Details

Date & Location To Be Announced Soon

To view previous winners, click here. 

Learn how to better support and empower yourself as a caregiver of an urban American Indian youth. -Enhance parenting skills through culturally relevant activities, strengthen family communication skills, learn more about child & youth development, prevent and reduce risky behaviors in youth. To register, click here.

Click here to register.

Dates: Every Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

Time: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM 

Location: Held Virtually on Zoom

The Phoenix Indian Center Prevention Services Team invites youth ages 15 – 24 to the Youth GONA: Gathering of Native Americans Workshop.

This FREE workshop will explore the 4 Cultural Components of embracing community and healing: BELONGING, MASTERY, INTERDEPENDENCE, and GENEROSITY.

Click here to register today!

Date: Saturday, January 21, 2023

Time: 9:00am-3:00pm

Location: Native Health Mesa 777 W Southern Ave building B suite 203, Mesa, AZ 85210 Conference Room B

We hope you will join us! For more information, our Prevention Services team at uicaz@phxindcenter.org  or 602-264-6768.