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Thursday, July 13, 2023 – Summer competition traditions 

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:56:05
Publish Date: 2023-07-13 13:00:38
Description:

Nearly 12,000 amateur athletes over 50 years of age are competing in this year’s National Senior Games in Pittsburgh. The Games have an enduring focus on Indigenous elder athletes. Another long-time annual tournament, the Native American Basketball Invitational, kicks off more than 400 games over five days in Phoenix. We’ll find out who to watch at these notable summer competitions.

GUESTS

Simeon Gipson (Cherokee and Choctaw), National Senior Games Association athlete

Del Moon, National Senior Games Association communications & media director

GinaMarie Scarpa, president and CEO of the Native American Basketball Invitational

Harley Sundown (Yup’ik), teacher and basketball coach

Danny McCarter (citizen of the Cherokee Nation), interpretive guide for Cherokee Nation cultural tourism

 

Break 1 music: Elders Land Ballad (song) Paula Nelson (artist) C.H.A.N.T. Cherokee Hope and New Traditions (album)

Break 2 music: Where I Walk, I Live (song) Jay Begaye (artist) The Long Walk – Hwééldi (album)

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