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Scottsdale-chartered Grand Canyon Chapter presents Women in American History Award to Jolyana Begay-Kroupa
The Phoenix Indian Center CEO, Jolyana Begay-Kroupa, was awarded the Women in American History Award by the Scottsdale-chartered Grand Canyon Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution on March 3. Traci Morris, the president of the Phoenix Indian Center’s board of directors, described Begay-Kroupa as a “confident, strategic leader and an adept advocate for Phoenix Indian Center.”
Begay-Kroupa, a member of Navajo Nation, has a Master of Arts in social and philosophical foundation of education, and works as a part-time Diné language instructor at Stanford and Arizona State University. She has also authored a children’s picture book titled “Becoming Miss Navajo.”
The Daughters of the American Revolution is a volunteer women’s organization open to any woman 18 or older who can prove lineal descent from an American Revolution patriot. For more information about the organization visit www.dar.org. To learn more about the Phoenix Indian Center visit www.phxindcenter.org.
