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NABA-AZ holds this annual event to honor individuals for contributions in advocacy for legal and policy issues that are important to the Arizona Native American community. In addition, this event is NABA-AZ’s largest fundraiser and allows the organization to raise funds necessary for the Seven Generations Scholarship program and other outreach events.
Please join us as NABA-AZ honors the following individuals for their commitment to promoting and advancing legal issues important to Native Americans in the State of Arizona.
2022 Award Recipients
We are very excited to announce this year’s honorees and look forward to celebrating their accomplishments.
| Lifetime Achievement Award | Sally Willet, Retired Administrative Law Judge Glenn M. Feldman, Of Counsel, Procopio |
| Community Leadership Award | International Indian Treaty Council |
| Member of the Year | Pilar Thomas, Partner, Quarles & Brady LLP |
2023 Sponsorship Opportunities Not Yet Available
Sponsorships will be available soon. Please check back regularly for updates.
Past Awardees:
2021
Claudette White
Lifetime Achievement
Meredith Gaylord
Member of the Year
Arizona Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
Community Leadership Award
2019
Michael Shiel
Lifetime Achievement
Verrin Kewenvoyouma
Member of the Year
Navajo Nation Bar Association
Community Leadership
2018
Honorable Violet Lui-Frank
Lifetime Achievement
Alane Breland
Member of the Year
Bar Leadership Institute, State Bar of Arizona
Community Leadership
2017
Kevin Gover
Lifetime Achievement
Kathlene Rosier
Member of the Year
Casey Family Programs,
Indian Child Welfare Program
Community Service
2016
Honorable Ben Hanley
Lifetime Achievement
Jeff Harmon
Member of the Year
Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Community Service
2015
Eric Dahlstrom
Lifetime Achievement
Denten Robinson
Member of the Year
James Anaya
Community Service
2014
Robert N. Clinton
Lifetime Achievement
Diandra D. Benally
Member of the Year
Diane Enos
Community Service
2013
Lawrence Huerta
Lifetime Achievement
Sonia Martinez
Member of the Year
John Lewis
Community Service
2012
Louis Denetsosie
Lifetime Achievement
Linda Benally
Member of the Year
Peterson Zah
Community Service
2011
William Quinn
Lifetime Achievement
Steve Heeley
Member of the Year
DNA People’s Legal Services
Community
2010
Honorable William C. Canby Jr.
Lifetime Achievement
Kerry Patterson
Member of the Year
Clinton M. Pattea
Community Service
2009
Rod Lewis
Lifetime Achievement
Patty Ferguson-Bohnee
Member of the Year
Our Mission:
Promoting the development of Indian attorneys while advancing and improving the practice of Indian law in Arizona.
Address:
Email:
P.O. Box 1732
Phoenix, AZ 85001