by AIGA | May 8, 2018 | Arizona Economy, Giving Back, impact and analysis
From the Arizona Department of Gaming: https://gaming.az.gov/news PHOENIX – Arizona Department of Gaming officials announced today that statewide tribal gaming contributions for fiscal year-to-date 2018 amounts to approximately $94 million. This figure reflects five...
by AIGA | Jul 10, 2017 | Community, Giving Back, Tohono O'odham
The Tohono O’odham Enterprise donated more than $128,000 to organizations serving the Tohono O’odham Nation. The funds were raised at the 14th annual Desert Diamond Casinos Golf Classic. The recipients are the Tohono O’odham Department of Health & Human...
by AIGA | Nov 9, 2015 | Community, Culture and Arts, Giving Back, Native American Veterans, San Carlos Apache
The name, “Piestewa,” is well known in the State of Arizona. Piestewa Peak towers over the Valley of the Sun, Piestewa Freeway makes it quick to get from Downtown to North Phoenix, and thousands participate annually in the Piestewa National Native American Games. All...
by AIGA | Sep 22, 2015 | Arizona Economy, Community, Education, Environment, Giving Back, impact and analysis
Earlier this week, the Arizona Indian Gaming Association released a new thirty second television spot highlighting the many benefits Tribal Gaming in Arizona, including the creation of over 15,000 jobs and more than one billion dollars in shared revenues. The new...
by AIGA | Jun 4, 2015 | Ak-Chin Indian Community, Arizona Economy, Culture and Arts, Gila River Indian Community, Giving Back, Salt River Pima
Desert Sky Pavilion opened its gates in November 1990 with Billy Joel as its inaugural concert. It quickly became a premier concert venue in the Phoenix Metro area because of its unique, open-air setting and its 20,000-person capacity, which is greater than any other...
by AIGA | May 22, 2015 | Community, Gila River Indian Community, Giving Back, Native American Veterans, Navajo Code Talker, Navajo Nation
In early 1942 the world was at war. The Allies were losing ground, in part because they couldn’t transmit messages without them being intercepted by the enemy. Japanese cryptographers were cracking Allied codes at an incredible pace, leaving the Allied forces at a...