Office of Native American and Indigenous Advancement

09/15/2026

👏🏽 Preparing Indigenous Teachers for Arizona Schools 👏🏽 aka PITAS! 🍏✏️🍎

👏🏽🍎 PITAS prepares Indigenous leaders to become certified, culturally responsive teachers for schools serving Arizona’s 22 Native Nations.

The online program meets in person for a spring residency to collaborate and connect. Last week, they celebrated their 2025 graduates! 🎓🎉 Go Jacks!

🔗🍏 Interested? All your PITAS info: in.nau.edu/ine/pitas-2
‼️🍏 Fall 2025 admission deadline: June 30.
💻🍏 Zoom info sessions: April 29 & May 27.
📧🍏 Questions? Email: Micaela.Merryman​.edu

09/02/2026

The Office of Native American and Indigenous Advancement, the Office of Indigenous Student Success, and NAU President José Cruz-Rivera were honored to welcome The Hopi Tribe Chairman Lamar Keevama into the NAU Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures home for lunch and conversations about how best to support our Hopi students. Kwak'wa!

02/18/2025

Please join the 7Gen Center: Indigenous Knowledge Holder Program presentation featuring Beatrice Norton (Hopi) on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures (Bldg. #14), Gathering Room from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM and available via Zoom. Lunch provided.

Zoom link: https://nau.zoom.us/meeting/register/1_htAwOoQjK6iLcnN7RKtQ

01/24/2025

Please join the 7Gen Center: Indigenous Knowledge Holder Program presentation featuring Mr. Steve Tamayo (Sicangu Lakota) from Blue Bird Cultural Initiative on Monday, January 27, 2025, at the Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures (Bldg. #14), Gathering Room from 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM and available via Zoom. Dinner provided.

01/14/2025

The 7Gen Center is inviting NAU faculty to attend our upcoming Information Session to learn about two programs, 1) Faculty Exchange Program and 2) Faculty Advisory Council, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 from 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, at the Center for Native Americans and Indigenous Futures (Bldg. 14), or you are welcome to join via Zoom (scan QR code in flyer for Zoom link). We will discuss both programs in detail and answer questions. Food will be served.

11/19/2024

✨ 7Gen Center Faculty Exchange Program ✨ Presentation by Chef Brian Tatsukawa on Empowering Students in the Hospitality Industry Through Professional Internships
🗓️ November 21
⏰ 12 - 1 PM
📍 CNAIF, Gathering Room
🔗 Register using this link: https://nau.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcOmoqT0vEt08KrpzvUPQWAm02rn5pZvK

11/19/2024

✨ 7Gen Center Faculty Exchange Program ✨ Presentation by Dr. Curtis Peterson on Trauma Informed Teaching Practices

🗓️ November 22
⏰ 12 - 1 PM
📍 Center for Native American and Indigenous NAU Center for Native American and Indigenous Futures, Gathering Room
🔗 Register for Zoom using this link: https://nau.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlcOqhqz8sHtJ-Tee1roCyGZqY19I_3XFb

11/07/2024

✨ Your are cordially invited to join the 7Gen Center Conference from Nov. 15-16, at CNAIF (former NACC). ✨ RSVP at: https://qualtrics.nau.edu/jfe/form/SV_5akEssLgtlWdYMe

01/05/2024

In honor of Klee Benally

On behalf of Northern Arizona University’s (NAU) Office of Native American Initiatives and all students, staff and faculty on campus, we honor the life of our Diné brother, Klee Benally.

He was a prominent Diné activist, musician, educator, author, and creator, to name a few of his talents. He worked tirelessly on environmental, social, and local issues that had many powerful impacts on our community. Klee also had a big heart for our unsheltered community members. His work created legacies that will continue through.

We also want to acknowledge Klee’s wife, Princess Benally, a long-time NAU employee, his family, and friends. We have you in our hearts and prayers.

Linked are some ways to support—

https://www.indigenousaction.org/donations-accepted-for-the-family-of-klee-benally/

11/02/2023

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November is ! 🙌🏽🪶 Join us and the wider Northern Arizona University community to celebrate all things Indigenous! A huge thank you goes out to Office of Native American Initiatives and Office of Indigenous Student Success for organizing these upcoming events.

View the full list of events here: https://nau.edu/indigenous/events/