Southwest Native Nations Advisory Board

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
Ak-Chin Indian Community Elaine F. Peters, Director Him-Dak Eco Museum & Archives 47685 N. EcoMuseum Road Maricopa, AZ 85139 520-568-1350 Carmen Narcia, Director Ak-Chin Cultural Affairs 42507 W. Peters & Nall Road Maricopa, AZ 85138 520-568-1000	Navajo Nation Manuelito Wheeler, Director Navajo Nation Museum PO Box 1840 Window Rock, AZ 86515 928-871-6675 Richard Begay, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer PO Box 4950 Window Rock, AZ 85615 928-871-7139
Cocopah Tribe Sherry Cordova, Chair Cocopah Tribe 14515 S. Veterans Drive Somerton, AZ 85350 928-627-2102	Pascua Yaqui Tribe Daniel Vega, Director Department of Language and Culture 7601 S. Camino Benem, Bldg. A Tucson, AZ 85746 520-879-5939 Karl Hoerig, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 7490 S. Camino de Oeste Tucson, AZ 85757
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 Angela Garcia-Lewis, Cultural Preservation Compliance Supervisor Cultural Preservation Program 10005 East Osborn Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85256 480-362-6337 Shane Anton Tribal Historic Preservation Office 10005 East Osborn Rd. Scottsdale, AZ 85256 480-362-6337
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 Jefford Francisco, Cultural Affairs Specialist Samuel Fayuant, Cultural Affairs Specialist Cultural Affairs Office PO Box 837 Sells, AZ 85634 520-383-2028 David Tenario, Assistant Supervisor and Monitor Request San Xavier District of the Tohono O'odham Nation 218 W. San Xavier Road Tucson, AZ 85746
Havasupai Tribe Vacant Havasupai Tribe PO Box 10 Supai, AZ 86435 928-448-2731	Tonto Apache Tribe Vacant
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 Mark Altaha, Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Ramon Riley, NAGPRA Rep White Mountain Apache Tribe Cultural Center PO Box 507 Fort Apache, AZ 85926 928-338-4625
Hualapai Tribe Martina Dawley, Acting Director 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

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