{"id":29682,"date":"2022-11-16T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T05:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=29682"},"modified":"2022-11-16T11:29:55","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T16:29:55","slug":"native-america-calling-sports-teams-honoring-tribes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/11\/16\/native-america-calling-sports-teams-honoring-tribes\/","title":{"rendered":"Native America Calling: Sports teams honoring tribes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"card mb-2\">\r\n  <div class=\"row\">\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-4 align-self-center\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/nativeamericacalling.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"native america calling\"\/>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"col-md-8\">\r\n      <div class=\"card-body\">\r\n        <div class=\"h5-responsive card-title\">Native America Calling<\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n           Listen to Native America Calling every weekday at 1pm Eastern.\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <div>\r\n          <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\r\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1859-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3\">http:\/\/playerservices.streamtheworld.com\/api\/livestream-redirect\/NV1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\r\n\t\t\tAlternate Links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nv1.org\/\">Native Voice One<\/a> |\r\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\">NAC<\/a>\r\n\t\t\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Wednesday, November 16, 2022<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/\"><i class=\"fas fa-link fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling.com<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nativeamericacalling\/\"><i class=\"fab fa-instagram fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nativeamericacalling\"><i class=\"fab fa-facebook fa-xs\"><\/i> nativeamericacalling<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">A promising trend: Sports teams honor tribes<\/div>\r\nAt a time when some holdout sports teams ignore calls to end problematic mascots and imagery, some teams are turning to Native American designers for appropriate designs. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe NBA\u2019s Phoenix Suns are debuting new uniforms, jersey logos and center court design <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/suns\/originativ\">created in collaboration with a Navajo artist<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/suns\/news\/new-suns-uniform-shines-light-brings-hope-to-tribal-youth\">honors the state\u2019s tribes<\/a> and cultural references to tribes elsewhere. \r\n<p><\/p>\r\nToday on Native America Calling, Shawn Spruce meets the Native artists behind the team\u2019s graphics.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/11\/16\/native-america-calling-sports-teams-honoring-tribes\/phoenixsuns\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-29689\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"29689\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/11\/16\/native-america-calling-sports-teams-honoring-tribes\/phoenixsuns\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/16\/PhoenixSuns-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Phoenix Suns OrigiNativ\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Phoenix Suns OrigiNativ&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo courtesy &lt;a href=https:\/\/www.nba.com\/suns\/news\/new-suns-uniform-shines-light-brings-hope-to-tribal-youth&gt;NBA&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/16\/PhoenixSuns-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/16\/PhoenixSuns-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Phoenix Suns OrigiNativ\"  class=\"size-full wp-image-29689\" \/><\/a> <figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">Photo courtesy <a href=https:\/\/www.nba.com\/suns\/news\/new-suns-uniform-shines-light-brings-hope-to-tribal-youth>NBA<\/a><\/figcaption>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"h5-responsive sub\">A promising trend: Sports teams honor tribes<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/navajotimes.com\/rezsports\/everything-feels-right-because-im-home-window-rock-alum-new-entertainment-director-for-phoenix-suns\/\">Shawn Martinez<\/a> (Navajo), senior director of live presentation for the Phoenix Suns and the Phoenix Mercury\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/rvso78\/?hl=en\">Jeremy Donavan Arviso<\/a> (Din\u00e9, Hopi, Pima and Tohono O\u2019odham),  artist and designer\r\n<P><\/P>\r\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patrickhunter.ca\/\">Patrick Hunter<\/a> (Ojibwe), two-spirit woodland artist and graphic designer\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius:12px\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"232\" frameBorder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\"><\/iframe>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">All Episodes on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4RE6juPYr7cl2Zsmb2zjq7?si=2a56e59533534bf9\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativeamericacalling.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\">More Options<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"At a time when some holdout sports teams 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