Native athlete pride: Shiyazh Pete recognized on Indigenous Peoples Day
The former Cowboys lineman will greet fans after a brief NFL stint that included a six-snap preseason debut and a standing ovation.
- On Monday, NFL free agent Shiyazh Pete will meet fans at an Indigenous Peoples Day event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, returning home to the Navajo Nation after his time with the Dallas Cowboys.
- During an August preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals, Pete made history as the first Navajo Nation member to sign with an NFL team, with fans chanting "yéego," an affirmation translating roughly to "with great effort, do it."
- Before the Albuquerque event, Pete surprised students at his alma mater, Shiprock High School, with a homecoming pep rally appearance and served as grand marshal of the Northern Navajo Nation Fair Parade.
- Now a free agent after being waived by the Cowboys, Pete has been thanking fans for their support while seeking his next NFL opportunity, establishing himself as a role model for Native children.
- Pete joins a storied legacy of Native athletes who broke barriers in sports, including Olympic icons Jim Thorpe and Ellison Myers "Tarzan" Brown, who shaped sports history for subsequent generations.
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Hastings Tribune
Shiyazh Pete, first Navajo NFL player, recognized on Indigenous Peoples Day
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The first member of the Navajo Nation to play in the NFL received a hero's welcome Monday in New Mexico, where he signed footballs and jerseys and posed with fans for photos on Indigenous Peoples Day.
Los Angeles Times
The first member of the Navajo Nation to play in the NFL received a hero's welcome in New Mexico on Monday, where he signed balls and shirts and took photographs with fans on Indigenous Peoples' Day.
New York Upstate
Shiyazh Pete honored on Indigenous Peoples Day after NFL debut
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Shiyazh Pete’s time with the Dallas Cowboys was brief, but his NFL debut gave fellow Navajo citizens a moment to remember. When the rookie offensive lineman took the field for a preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals in August, thousands of fans who had traveled from across the Navajo Nation erupted in cheers, waving tribal flags and exclaiming “yéego,” an affirmation that translates roughly to “with great effort, …
Native athlete pride: Shiyazh Pete recognized on Indigenous Peoples Da
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Shiyazh Pete’s time with the Dallas Cowboys was brief, but his NFL debut gave fellow Navajo citizens a moment to remember. When the rookie offensive lineman took the field for a preseason game
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