CRIT Royalty hosted an Elder Bing event on March 13^th. The group wanted to be more engaged with their tribal elders and decided to hold the event during spring break. Winners were able to choose from a collection of prizes donated by CRIT Royalty and the Royalty Board Members.

CRIT Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Secretary Josephine Tahbo and Councilwoman Vanessa Welch attended the event.

CRIT Royalty thanks the CRIT Mo-Chem-Ho-Na senior center and everybody who was able to attend.

CRIT Royalty would also like to remind CRIT members about the upcoming Mega Throw which will be held at the Ahakhav Tribal Preserve (25401 Rodeo Dr, Parker, AZ 85344) as well as their upcoming 50/50 raffle, both of which will take place March 22nd to March 23rd.

The Colorado River Indian Tribes Police Department welcomes Officer Trevor Butler-Smith who was recently sworn in at the Tribal Courthouse by Judge Raymond Dodge.
Officer Butler-Smith is a recent graduate of the Arizona Western College Law Enforcement Training Academy having completed a 5-month program.

CRIT Chairwoman Amelia Flores and CRIT Chief of Police Cody Paddock were in attendance to welcome this addition to the Colorado River Indian Tribes Police Department. The officer’s family also attended the ceremony.

The CRIT Library in collaboration with CRIT Royalty has launched a program called  Reading with Royalty at the CRIT library. The idea was inspired by the Reading Across America program and   Dr. Suess’s birthday.

Members of CRIT Royalty would sit down and read a book while being recorded to create a short video that children and other guests at the library can watch or even read along with while listening to the short stories.

CRIT Tribal Council members along with members from Fish & Game and the early literacy program attended the inaugural event.

Those attending included Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Secretary Josephine Tahbo, Council Members Vanessa Welch, Raeanne Patch, and Tommy Drennan, Fish & Game Warden Andrea Eddy and, CRIT Library’s Early Literacy Coordinator, Emily Panuco.

Royalty Left to right: Little Miss CRIT Allie “Ray-Lynne “Fisher, Junior Miss CRIT Zian Nash, Miss CRIT Trevani Esquerra

The Pala Turtles finished first in the February CRIT Mo-Che-ho-na  Chair Volleyball tournament held at the BlueWater Resort and Casino. Hosted by the CRIT Senior Center, 32 teams competed. A special dinner the night before the games kicked off the tournament. Jaymee Moore and Jackson Short served as emcees and they also explained the rules of the game. Entertainment followed by CRIT Royalty and the Mohave Bird Singers, along with dancers from the United River Tribes Dance Group. Tribal Council in attendance included Chairwoman Amelia Flores, Vice Chairman Dwight Lomayesva, and Councilwoman Vanessa Welch. Day one of the competition saw 32 teams playing with 12 making it to day two.

Here are the results.

Day 2 – 9:00 AM Games

Losers Bracket:

Gilva River Oodham Vs Pala Turtles 2 – Winners Gila River Oodham

Rez Hawks Vs the Force – Winners Rez Hawks

Nyaa Thooosh Vs Servivors – Winners Nyaa Thoosh

Native Chaos Vs Cocopah Classics – Winners Native Chaos

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