Native American Basketball Invitational Set to Return in July

One hundred and twenty-eight Native youth leagues from all corners of the U.S. — and even into Canada and island country Samoa — will come together for a week of competition and educational speakers July 11–17 in Phoenix, Ariz.

Registration for the Native American Basketball Invitational — a week-long camp typically showcasing topical workshops specific to Indigenous health and wellness, motivational speakers, and a college and career fair — closed last week. It is the largest Indigenous basketball tournament in North America.

High school teams will travel to the southwest city from Alaska, California, New York, Florida, and many states in between, said Director of Program Operations at NABI, Lynette Lewis.

“We are changing it up this year as far as the format,” Lewis told Native News Online. Covid-19 shut down last year’s invitational for the first time since its formation in 2003, but this summer organizers say a mandated mask policy and scaled-down version of educational programming will get kids back on the courts.

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