Arizona State Museum strives to develop and maintain strong and positive working relationships with Arizona's sovereign Native communities through the Southwest Native Nations Advisory Board (SWNNAB).
SWNNAB was organized in the late 1980s, initially to inform the development of the Paths of Life exhibition, one of the first in the country to involve extensive consultation with representatives of Native American communities. Today, SWNNAB includes up to two representatives from each of the 22 federally recognized tribes in Arizona. Its mission is to:
- advise the Arizona State Museum regarding its mandated mission to manage historic resources, protect human remains, and comply with state and federal repatriation law;
- partner with the Arizona State Museum in addressing issues related to state and federal historic preservation law; and
- facilitate meaningful consultation and collaboration in the development of research projects, exhibits, and public education programs.
Contact
Edward A. Jolie, Ph.D., RPA
Clara Lee Tanner Associate Curator of Ethnology and Associate Professor of Anthropology
Arizona State Museum / University of Arizona
P.O. Box 210026
Tucson, AZ 85721-0026
(520) 621-6276
ejolie@arizona.edu
2023 SOUTHWEST NATIVE NATIONS ADVISORY BOARD | |
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Ak-Chin Indian Community Carmen Narcia, Director | Navajo Nation Richard Begay, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer |
| Cocopah Tribe Sherry Cordova, Chair Cocopah Tribe 14515 S. Veterans Drive Somerton, AZ 85350 928-627-2102 | Pascua Yaqui Tribe Karl Hoerig, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer |
| Colorado River Indian Tribes Ginger Scott, Acting Director CRIT Museum and Cultural Resources 133 W. Riverside Dr. Parker, AZ 85344 | Pueblo of Zuni Curtis Quam, Museum Technician/Cultural Educator A:shiwi A:wan Museum and Heritage Center Pueblo of Zuni O2E Ojo Caliente Road PO Box 339 Zuni, NM 87327 505-782-7022 |
| Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Vacant Cultural Center and Museum P.O. Box 17779 Fountain Hills, AZ 85269 480-789-7190 | Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Shane Anton |
| Fort Mojave Tribe Charlotte Knox, Assistant Director Ahamakav Cultural Society P.O. Box 5990 Mohave Valley, AZ 86440 928-768-4475 | San Carlos Apache Tribe Vernelda Grant, Director/NAGPRA Rep/THPO Historic Preservation & Archaeology Dept. PO Box 0 San Carlos, AZ 85550 928-475-5797 |
| Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe Manfred Scott, Acting Chair Ernestine Noriega, Member Culture Committee PO Box 1899 Yuma, AZ 85366 760-572-0213 | San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Vacant San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe PO Box 2950 Tuba City, AZ 86045 928-283-4762 |
| Gila River Indian Community Darius Enos, Cultural Resource Specialist Reylynne Williams, Cultural Resource Specialist Tribal Historic Preservation Office PO Box 2193 Sacaton, AZ 85147 520-562-7163 520-562-7188 | Tohono O'odham Nation David Tenario, Assistant Supervisor and Monitor Request |
| Havasupai Tribe Vacant Havasupai Tribe PO Box 10 Supai, AZ 86435 928-448-2731 | Tonto Apache Tribe
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| Hopi Tribe Stewart Koyiyumptewa, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Joel Nicholas, Archaeologist Cultural Preservation Office PO Box 123 Kykotsmovi, AZ 86039 928-734-3611 | White Mountain Apache Tribe
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| Hualapai Tribe Vacant Office of Cultural Resources PO Box 310 Peach Springs, AZ 86434 928-769-2223 | Yavapai-Apache Nation Gertrude Smith, Yavapai Culture Director Yavapai-Apache Nation Cultural Center 2400 W. Datsi St. Camp Verde, AZ 86322 928-649-6963 |
| Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians Ona Segundo, Chair Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians HC 65 Box 2 Fredonia, AZ 86022 928-643-8301 | Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe Linda Ogo, Director Cultural Resources 530 E. Merritt St. Prescott, AZ 86301 928-445-8790, ext. 135 |