The University of Arizona Builds Meaningful Relationships at the 2024 Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day
The 29th Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day was held on a cold sunny winter day on January 10th in Phoenix at the Arizona State Capitol. This event is organized annually by the Arizona Governor's Office on Tribal Relations in cooperation with representatives from the State's Tribal Nations on Wednesday of the first week of each regular legislative session. Invitations are extended to each member of the state legislature, Governor and other elected officials to pay tribute to the history and culture of the American Indian peoples and their contributions to the prosperity and cultural diversity of the United States.
UArizona Agnese Nelms Haury Program in Environment and Social Justice (the Haury Program) was once again a sponsor for this event, and this year partnered with UArizona NAATE to organize a great representation from the UArizona programs at the accompanying Resource Fair. Programs represented, besides NAATE and Haury, included UA Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes), UA Native SOAR, UA Admissions, UA Arizona Institute for Resilience (AIR), UA College of Medicine – Phoenix, UA Cultural and Inclusive Experiential Learning Opportunities (CIELO), UArizona Data Science Academy / Natives Who Code, UA Wassaja Center, UA Center for Creative Photography / Poetry Center and UA Native American Student Association (NASA).
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