2024 Focus

2023 has given 21st Century Native a new hope going into 2024. Post the pandemic, we see the struggles that Native people are facing, both the same struggles to new ones. Our goal has always been to support and encourage Native people towards success at home, school, and in their careers.

We plan to focus on the various challenges we see within our communities. We have been in the community and heard the challenges hindering our community. We want to be a resource while individuals go after their goals or for individuals who want to see change.

Our focus will continue to be on the youth, we see the challenges they are facing at home, school, and in the community. We will continue to support their futures and want to see them be the next leaders. With a new program focused on leadership, we hope to be a resource as our youth go after their goals and find success.

Community is important for Native people to be successful. Our goal is to have more community-oriented events and gatherings. From our family events to the new Markets, our basketball program, and new outings for individuals to enjoy themselves.

We look forward to getting started as 2023 closes and look forward to crossing paths with many goal-oriented people.

Basketball Youth Program

21st Century Native is committed to helping Native athletes develop their skills on the court and reach the next level, at school and beyond. Through our basketball clinics, camps, training, and team we have carried out this goal for the past 6 years.

We say that basketball is the unofficial Native sport and we enjoy giving Native athletes the opportunity to play at a competitive level. Throughout the years, we have hosted basketball events and were able to start a H.S. boys' team. In 2022, we focused on training young athletes for their upcoming school season, and their hard work paid off.

We were asked at various times if we would ever do a girl's team, something we have always considered. After this past season, and with interest from parents, we are happy to say we finally will have a H.S. girls team for NABI 2023. We will take a break from H.S. boys team and focus on the girl's team going forward. We are excited for the season ahead and to see the development of our new athletes.

If there is any interest, we encourage anyone to look at our Sports Program and reach out for more information. Reach out at info@21stcenturynative.net and 480-708-9259.

Native American Heritage Month

Happy Native American Heritage Month! This will be our 4th annual celebration for Native heritage. Due to the current times, we are not able to hold any events, so we will be taking to our social media to help celebrate our Native heritage.

Our organization is focused on encouraging and supporting Native people toward success. We continue to strengthen our 4 Native pillars, Family, Sovereignty, Knowledge, and Community. We want to continue to support and encourage our Future Leaders and help our Communities thrive.

We hope this month Natives will continue to see success in their lives and in their communities. Check back throughout this month's as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month!