Entries by NB3 Foundation

Jan Aguilar joins team as office coordinator

Join us in welcoming Jan Aguilar, Pueblo of San Felipe, to the NB3 Foundation team! In her role, she will perform office and clerical tasks and provide administrative support to the executive team and staff. Jan will be the first face who greets visitors to the organization and has already jumped in demonstrating how helpful […]

Ways to celebrate Native American Heritage Day

The month of November is recognized nationally as Native American Heritage Month! The National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), recognizes the month as a time to celebrate rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. To recognize Native American Heritage Month, the NB3 Foundation hosts three annual […]

November Events

Celebrate Native American Heritage Month by getting healthy with us! In November, we are bringing back the Zero to 60 Challenge, if you don’t know what it is just know you’re in for a real challenge. We are calling on our partners, families, and friends to give up all sugary drinks for a full 30 […]

NB3FIT XC hits the road

The NB3FIT cross country kicked off the 2022 season with 70 youth runners on the roster; the most in the program’s history. Since then, the team has competed in four meets including meets in Las Cruces and El Paso, Texas. The next few weeks the team will be back in the Albuquerque metro area before […]

Grande Slam comes up big for NM youth

The Notah Begay III New Mexico Grande Slam fundraising golf event returned to the Santa Ana Golf Club on Thursday, Sept. 29. The premier golf event celebrating and supporting New Mexico’s children has been on hold since the beginning of the pandemic, but welcomed back over 125-golfers this year. Golfer from across the US and […]

Over 65 youth will represent NB3FIT XC

Cross country season is back and is in full swing for NB3 Foundation’s NB3FIT program. This year boasts attendance numbers we have yet to see since the pandemic. With four practice sites in Albuquerque, Pueblo of Sandia, Pueblo of Santo Domingo and Rio Rancho over 67 youth ages 5-17 will be running this fall. Expanding […]

2022 Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference recap

Thank you to everyone who attended the 2022 Healthy Kids! Healthy Futures! Conference at Sandia Resort and Casino earlier this month. The NB3 Foundation staff worked hard the last eight months to make sure conference attendees had access to a variety of resources and knowledge sharing tools. We are happy to have welcomed back over […]

NB3 Foundation announces recipients of Native Youth on the Move Grants  

Through its Community Empowerment program, the Notah Begay III (NB3) Foundation recently awarded $146,000 to six Native-led organizations and tribal communities in New Mexico supporting existing programs that focus on improving and sustaining Native youth health.  Joining the NB3 Foundation Native Youth on the Move cohort includes:  Bidii Baby Foods, The BEN Initiative, in Cudeii, […]

Eight native youth golfers advance to nationals

Native youth golfers from all across the country competed in the NB3 Foundation 3rd  annual Native Youth Golf Championship on July 24-26 at the Santa Ana Golf Club, Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. Eight of the 60 jr golfers qualified to play in the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship at Kosati Pines at Coushatta in Kinder, La. in […]