Super Bowl Week officially kicked off Monday in downtown Phoenix, with NFL representatives and both government and tribal officials offering remarks.
Video from the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee's 'Welcome to Arizona' news conference on Feb. 6, 2023, in Phoenix.Years of work and preparation in preparing for Arizona's fourth Super Bowl culminate Sunday. And as official activities of Super Bowl 57 week kicked off on Monday, the NFL acknowledged that the game and all of its events are taking place on land that was originally inhabited by indigenous peoples.
Four tribal leaders attended the event at the Phoenix Convention Center: Chairman Robert Miguel of the Ak-Chin Indian Community, Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation President Bernadine Burnette, Governor Stephen Roe Lewis of the Gila River Indian Community and Vice Chairwoman Wavalene Saunders from the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Joining in the event were officials from the NFL, the Arizona Host Committee and local and state government including Gov. Katie Hobbs, who sought to make clear that the NFL's graphic used for Super Bowl 57 coming to Arizona in a recent social media post was of natural landmarks located hours away from metro Phoenix.
Cardinals president and team owner Michael Bidwill spoke of the business and economic impact the game will have on the area, and of the role and importance of 45,000 people credentialed to play some role in making Super Bowl Week and the game itself happen.
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