Native American Heritage Month hosted by Matriarch Mixer

The Matriarch Mixer ladies are excited to announce our 3rd Annual Native American Heritage Month event hosted by Matriarch Mixer on November 9th ! We proudly present Danny Upshaw, our featured video artist, as he creates Unheard Harmony's Storytelling Experience. This gathering has been curated to celebrate Native American Heritage Month by uplifting our and paying Homage to our powerful Matriarchs, Native Business and Indigenous Entrepreneurship!

Join us for our NAHM event powered by Matriarch Mixer. All relatives and friends welcomed.

The Matriarch Mixer is part of Indigenous Community Collaborative’s mission to advance economic opportunity for Indigenous entrepreneurs by creating spaces for connection, collaboration, and community building. Each mixer is co-hosted with fellow sisters and business owners Turquoise Devereaux (@indigenousskye), Mikenzi Dupree (@stillshelives), Jillian Waln (Konekted Media), Katherine Jacobs, Roshan Spottsville (@photographybyroshan) and Carol Deed (@genrations4change).

The evening is about celebrating the brilliance of Matriarchs today while honoring the cultural and generational foundations that make this excellence possible.

• Matriarchs of the Valley Awards presented by Desert Diamond Casino – Honoring Indigenous women whose impact continues to shape our communities.
• Indigenous Comedy Show - Wolfe Brown and Jameson David Lopez, two local Native comedians, will bring us medicine of laughter.
• Auntie Bingo Night - Matriarch Mixer will host Indigenous Slang with a chance to win prizes!
• Storytelling with Unheard Harmony - A video production of storytelling to uplift the theme of Belong to Where You Are
• Flash Tattoos with Desert Bloom Tattoo featuring Missy Mahan and Antonio Chee
• Local and Indigenous Business Popups - Typewriter Poet Ayling D, Parc Phx Photobooth with free photo, and more to be announced!
• Curated Beverage Menu by William Ludington
• MC by Hud Oberly of Smile Indigenous and Here's To You!
• Music by DJ This JustIn

THEME: Indigenous Excellence - Dress for an upscale evening. Indigenous Fashion Attire, biggest and baddest earrings, Rock your Custom Hat, or anything from your community that you define as Indigenous Excellence.

🎟 Scalable Tickets - 100% of the Funds go to Matriarch Fund to support their business, professional and community needs.

• Community Rate – $10
  For elders, college students, and Indigenous community members. Includes small bites from Alita, 1 drink ticket, and a welcome gift.
• General Admission / True Cost Rate– $25
  Covers the true cost of hosting this event. Includes small bites from Alita, 1 drink ticket, and a welcome gift.
• Champion / Pay It Forward – $50
  Covers your admission plus makes a contribution that directly supports community access and future programming. Includes small bites from Alita, 1 drink ticket, a welcome gift, and designated seating

Select a ticket based that fits you! We have limited number of scholarships for tickets. Email [email protected].

Community Partners: Kell Duncan with The Churchill, Jon Canyon of Canyon Connects, and Martin Guerrero of Guerrero Consulting.

SPONSORS: This event was made possible by our amazing sponsors!

Our Community Sponsor for the event is SRP and Wellpoint Our Uplift Sponsor Desert Diamond Casino and support from Enterprise Bank.

Info: Arrive a little early to visit with friends, check out the awesome artist collaborators, and save the best seats with a jacket for the awards ceremony!

Info: Hear from our M.C. Hud Oberly as we reveal the theme and meaning for this year's mixer.

Event venue

The Churchill, 901 North 1st Street, Phoenix, United States

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