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2024-25 Community Environmental Impact Awards Announced by the Indigenous Resilience Center

March 10, 2025

The Indigenous Resilience Center (IRes) announces the recipients of the 2024-2025 Community Environmental Impact Awards.

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Haury Virtual Session

Virtual Information Session for 2025 Haury Resilience Graduate Research Awards on April 3rd

March 10, 2025

Join a Virtual Information Session to learn more about Haury Program's awards for graduate research in the field of tribal resilience which are up to $20,000 per awardee; Call for Applications is now open, and closes on April 30th.

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NVIS IRes series

Native Voices in STEM Series is Back!

March 10, 2025

This professional seminar series invites scientists working with Tribal communities, engineers, activists, community members, and leaders to share their personal and professional journeys, inspiring the next generation of change-makers.

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Ruth Mountz, 19, visits a Native American statue called the First Sighting on 400 S. Mission Road, representing the O’odham tribe’s first sighting of Europeans on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025.

Indigenous Christians navigate two cultures

March 6, 2025

Many members of Native American communities have ties to traditional culture, spirituality and values that have been passed down for thousands of years. So when a tribal member converts to Christianity, some face tension or conflict with family, friends and elders who don’t understand the decision.

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Cultivating Collaboration: Indigenous Agriculture Gathering Highlights Local Wisdom and Future Partnerships

March 5, 2025

Community members, educators, and students came together in Sells, Arizona, for an inspiring day of learning, sharing, and collaboration centered on Indigenous agriculture.

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Preserving heritage: The UA celebrates linguistic diversity on Mother Language Day

Preserving heritage: The UA celebrates linguistic diversity on Mother Language Day

March 4, 2025

A group of students, teachers, staff and Tucson community members gathered on the University of Arizona Mall for a heartfelt celebration of the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s International Mother Language Day.

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Building Bridges: A Transformative Visit to the San Carlos Apache Tribe

March 3, 2025

On February 12, 2025, the University of Arizona Indigenous Resilience Center team embarked on an immersive journey to the San Carlos Apache Tribe to engage with community leaders, educators, and sustainability innovators.

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Inspiring a Community with Niko Gomez

Inspiring a Community with Niko Gomez

Feb. 27, 2025

An entrepreneur and member of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Gomez spent 10 years working at Casino Del Sol before realizing that there are more opportunities for growth for a Native.

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Writer Bojan Louis wins USA Fellowship

Writer Bojan Louis wins USA Fellowship

Feb. 27, 2025

Before Bojan Louis was an award-winning writer, he was a young boy listening to stories told by his family – their voices carrying the weight of history, struggle and survival. He was captivated by the way words could shape understanding, yet never imagined those same words would one day earn him national recognition.

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IRes The Art of Relationships

Practicing the Art of Relationships

Feb. 25, 2025

Every year the University of Arizona’s Garden Workshop (SGW)publishes a Garden Almanac and the Indigenous Resilience Center has been invited to help the Service to All Relations (STAR) School design, create and publish a garden almanac for the STAR School’s region.

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