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2023年12月6日

媒体联络:

Matthew Vargas, WVC athletics director, 509-682-6771

Rachel Evey, WVC基金会 executive director, 509-682-6415

 

Inaugural Native American Classic December 8-10

 

The inaugural Native American Classic (NAC) will be December 8-10 at the Town Toyota Center. This event is presented by the Colville Tribes Youth Development Program and hosted by the 皇冠8868会员登录 Valley College 基金会. The three-day basketball tournament will include 15 games of high school and community college teams from across the Pacific 西北.

In addition to the basketball games, the NAC will include an opening prayer and land acknowledgement at 12:00 p.m. 12月 8, a team parade at 6:00 p.m. 12月 8, and a celebration led by the Colville Tribes Youth Development Program at 3:20 p.m. 12月9日.

The tournament and cultural events are open to the public. Tickets will be sold at the door, $10 for adults and $5 for children. All tickets are day passes.  

“I can’t express enough how excited I am to have my colleagues here with their collegiate teams and student athletes sharing their talents and time with Native student athletes,” said WVC athletic director Matthew Vargas. “The Indigenous cultural presentations and Native song, dance and drumming performances will only enhance our celebration 土著青年. We look forward to an amazing weekend.”

For more information, including the NAC schedule, visit towntoyotacenter.com. 

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Colville Confederated Tribes K-12 Youth Development Program was designed "To improve 出席 & promote positive lifestyles among Native American school age students by improving educational and extracurricular activities to provide a higher probability of generational success". 参观 Colville Tribes Youth Development Program website at: http://www.colvilletribes.com/youth-development/

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