{"id":903,"date":"2026-05-26T12:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=903"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T12:08:09","slug":"indigenous-service-members-recognized-at-heard-museums-memorial-day-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=903","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous service members recognized at Heard Museum\u2019s Memorial Day ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily) <\/b>\u2014 The Heard Museum held its annual Memorial Day ceremony Monday in downtown Phoenix, honoring Indigenous veterans who served their country.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=901\">Man dead after hit-and-run in Mesa shopping center parking lot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The event began at 10 a.m. at the American Indian Veterans National Memorial with a flag ceremony, drum and song by Kenny Kozak, and live artist demonstrations. A storytelling event is scheduled for noon, featuring community members and veteran artists sharing stories of remembrance.<\/p>\n<p>Marcus Monenerkit, the museum\u2019s director of community engagement, said Indigenous veterans have the highest volunteer rate of any group in the country and have served in every conflict since the Revolutionary War.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI really hope that people take away a relationality, a connectedness to this and to themselves and to their families and to those that have gone before,\u201d Monenerkit said.<\/p>\n<p>The ceremony took place in front of \u201cUnconquered 2,\u201d a monumental bronze sculpture by Alan Hauser. It was Hauser\u2019s last sculpture before he died in 1994. The memorial also includes sculptures by Michael Naranjo, a Vietnam veteran who was blinded during the war.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Covarrubias, a veteran Army lieutenant and artist, displayed artwork commemorating fallen veterans. His pieces included a Vietnam combat scene, a tribute to Lori Piestewa, a field cross and a code talker. Piestewa, who was born in Tuba City, was the first Native American woman to die in combat while serving in the U.S. military.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis day is all about honoring the fallen and those who have committed suicide because of problems with war,\u201d Covarrubias said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=899\">1 dead, 8 hospitalized after red-light runner crashes into van in Mesa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About 400 code talkers served in total, and 13 were killed in combat, according to Covarrubias.<\/p>\n<p>The storytelling event, held in partnership with South Mountain Community College, runs from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. and is free to the public. <\/p>\n<p><i>Know of someone or an organization doing something good in your community? <\/i><i>Nominate them for our segment here!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <\/i><i>Please click here to report it<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? 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