UA American Indian Alumni Club

03/20/2026

It’s a sign! Our UA Alumni Board came across a signed Men’s Basketball signed by Head Coach Tommy Lloyd during this morning’s raffle at the Desert Diamond Golf classic! Wishing our Cats the best of luck against Long Island!

11/25/2025

Tonight’s Native American Heritage Night game with Arizona Men’s Basketball was a special one!
- 22 Arizona Tribal Flags were presented and Acknowledged on court before tip off.
- Navajo Flute Artist Brian Luce performed the National Anthem.
- UA American Indian Alumni Scholar Jamie Siquieros was recognized and presented with a $1,000 check from Desert Diamond Casinos for her helping and assisting our Native American community on campus!
- A very special halftime Hoop Dance performance by UA student Shadé-Phea Young

Thank you Arizona Athletics, UA Men’s Basketball Team and Desert Diamond Casinos for helping recognize and acknowledge our Native American tribes and communities every year!

11/16/2025

Native Youth Ballers from the Tohono O’odham Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, Gila River Indian Community and Navajo Nation along with DJ D-Wayne Chavez ready to rock Mckale Center with some Rez ball and 🎶 for Native American Heritage Month game!!

11/16/2025

A special night with the UA Women’s basketball team and AIA President Jonathan Rios sharing the history of Tohono O’odham ancestral lands, and Native Heritage month!

Don’t forget to get your tickets to tomorrows Native American Heritage Game starting at 2pm! This is our 11th year that the UA American Indian Alumni has worked in partnership with Arizona Athletics to host this game for our community! Special thank you to Arizona Athletics Arizona Women's Basketball as they been at forefront to acknowledge and recognize our Arizona tribes long before the University had an official land acknowledgement or hanging our tribal flags on campus or naming of buildings in Native languages. Sa:po, Ahé hee

11/13/2025

Native American Heritage Month - UA Women's Basketball Game is this Sunday, November 16, 2025 at 2pm! Join us in cheering on the Wildcats!
A portion of the ticket sales will go towards the UA American Indian Alumni Club's Scholarship Fund.
Discounted ticket link:
https://www.gofevo.com/event/Nativeamerican21

This year's event will include:
Pregame: UA Students from 22 tribal nations in Arizona bringing their Nation flags onto the court.
Halftime: 2 Native youth basketball teams will compete!
DJ D-Wayne Chavez (Tohono O'odham) will be a guest DJ throughout the game!

04/15/2025

Congratulations to one of our former AIA Executive Board members Vince Redhouse, who will serve as the Exeutive Director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office! Yéego Vince!!

Welcoming Vince P. Redhouse as Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office

With the recent transition of Mr. Justin C. Ahasteen to serve as my Senior Advisor, I’m excited to announce the appointment of Mr. Vince P. Redhouse as the new Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office effective April 21, 2025.

Over the past several years, Mr. Ahasteen has done an incredible job leading the Washington Office. He built a strong foundation rooted in service, accountability, and a relentless commitment to defending the sovereignty and dignity of the Navajo people. Under his leadership, we strengthened our federal advocacy, elevated the Navajo voice in the halls of Congress and the White House, and secured major wins for our communities. I want to personally thank Mr. Ahasteen for his outstanding work and continued service in this new role as Senior Advisor.

As we look ahead, I am confident that Mr. Redhouse will carry that legacy forward with the same determination and heart. Mr. Redhouse is Bilagáana, born for the Filipinos. His maternal grandfather is Bilagáana and his paternal grandfather is Kinłichíí'nii. He grew up in Tucson, Arizona, as an urban Navajo, with family ties to Teec Nos Pos. Vince brings with him a deep sense of purpose, and a powerful mix of legal expertise, policy experience, and cultural understanding.

Most recently, Mr. Redhouse worked as an attorney at Hobbs Straus Dean & Walker in Washington, D.C., where he supported the Navajo Nation on key initiatives—including helping secure our first White House consultation on forced relocation in more than 30 years. He’s also led policy reform efforts that directly benefited Indian Country and built strong relationships across Capitol Hill and federal agencies.

Mr. Redhouse earned his law degree with a certificate in Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy from the University of Arizona. As a student, he spent his summer in Window Rock working for the Navajo Nation Department of Justice, and later joined a legal clinic that supported our Nation’s effort to protect Dook’o’oosłííd through international human rights law. He has also mentored Native youth and led outreach efforts for Indigenous students.

Before becoming an attorney, Mr. Redhouse served as a Fulbright Scholar in Australia, where he worked with Aboriginal communities on political reconciliation and earned a Master of Philosophy. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics, Economics, & Law, and has over a decade of community organizing experience for urban Native communities in Arizona.

Since moving to D.C., he’s helped launch the State Department’s Indigenous Youth Leadership Cohort and continues to mentor emerging Native leaders. His work is grounded in service, and he brings a wide-angle view of Indigenous advocacy at the local, national, and international levels.

Mr. Redhouse is the right person to lead the Washington Office into this next chapter. He will build upon the strong legacy that Mr. Ahasteen established and continue to elevate the voice of the Navajo people in the Nation’s capital.

Please join me in welcoming Mr. Vince P. Redhouse as the new Executive Director of the Navajo Nation Washington Office. I look forward to working alongside him as we continue our fight to protect our sovereignty, uplift our communities, and ensure the federal government honors its promises to our people.

- Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren

03/14/2025

Hello UA American Indian Alumni! We are happy to share a new effort from AIA to support our students! Please help us, along with NASA, to provide ample food, snacks, and supplies for our current Native students. Ahe’hee and ❤️💙

02/14/2025

Oh Shí Heart! For Giving Day: please consider donating to the UA American Indian Alumni. The UA American Indian Alumni Club Scholarships are offered annually but with help of donations from you, we can assist our tribal students on campus much more!

On link below: Select “Alumni Chapters and Clubs”, then designate “American Indian Alumni Club!”

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11/13/2024

Thank you to all those that came out to our 10th annual Native American Heritage Night this year! We were honored to welcome the Hualapai Tribe for the naming of the Mckale Center “E yule duv jude da:y o”- a place to play basketball along with guest speakers/coaches Adia Barnes and Tommy Lloyd Afterwards, all attended a pregame event with authentic Tohono O’odham cuisine in the Jim Click Hall of Champions! Game time consisted of a special AZ Tribal Flag on-court presentation, the National Anthem sung by Pascua Yaqui Tribal member Destiny Olea, $1,000 Catcash award to one of our Native students and a half time performance by Fancy Dancer Nicholas Littleman from the Navajo Nation!! Thank you Arizona Athletics and Desert Diamond Casino for acknowledging and honoring Native American Heritage Month!

11/12/2024

Still time to purchase tickets to this years Native American Heritage night with Az Athletics! Join us for a pregame event with O’odham cuisine at 4pm, special Tribal flags presentation before tipoff, and a spectacular Native American halftime performance!

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Nativeamerican287

11/08/2024

Please click on link below to purchase tickets to NAHM game with Az Athletics. $15 includes acres to pregame event, game ticket and promo item! And $5 of your ticket purchase goes back to our AIA Scholarship fund!

https://fevo-enterprise.com/event/Nativeamerican287

🚨 Native American Heritage Night 🚨

🏀 - UA Women’s Basketball vs UNLV
📆 - Tuesday, November 12, 2024
⏰- 6:00pm
📍- Mckale Center, Cukson, Az
🎟️- link to be shared soon

Come join UA American Indian Alumni (AIA) Club for Native American Heritage Night with Arizona Athletics! Ticket link will be posted soon! A portion of ticket sales go directly to AIA Scholarship funds to support our Native American students on campus!

Also please feel free to post and share flyer with your networks!

Sa:po,
Jon Rios
President
UA American Indian Alumni