Funeral Director Brings Piipaash Culture into Mortician Role
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Marshall Loring is a licensed funeral director (mortician), embalmer and cremationist at Messinger Mortuaries in Scottsdale. Currently he is in his fifth year in the profession. Loring is the first known professional mortician from the Community, something that he said brings him great honor….
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Trevor Waters Talks Roping Steer and Life at the Rodeo
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Trevor Waters has been interested in roping steer at the rodeo since he was about 12 years old. At the time, he reached out to his uncle Shay Enos, who had an arena and five cattle and roped all the time. “He’s the one…
Westwood’s Varsity Football Team Hosts Native American Night for Home Opener
Indian Country was definitely in attendance for Westwood High School’s varsity football home opener against Skyline High School on September 6. To help celebrate the new season, Westwood’s athletic department collaborated with Mesa Schools’ Native American Education Program (NAEP) to host Native Heritage Football Night. The game marked the debut…
Funeral Director Brings Piipaash Culture into Mortician Role
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Marshall Loring is a licensed funeral director (mortician), embalmer and cremationist at Messinger Mortuaries in Scottsdale. Currently he is in his fifth year in the profession. Loring is the first known professional mortician from the Community, something that he said brings him great honor….
Way of Life Facility Hosts Himdag Ki Fun Fair
On Friday, September 20, the Way of Life Facility in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community held the Himdag Ki Fun Fair beginning at 5 p.m. The fun-filled event was a collaboration between SRPMIC Youth Services, SRPMIC Recreation, the Boys and Girls Club Red Mountain Branch, Diabetes Prevention and Senior…
Funeral Director Brings Piipaash Culture into Mortician Role
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Marshall Loring is a licensed funeral director (mortician), embalmer and cremationist at Messinger Mortuaries in Scottsdale. Currently he is in his fifth year in the profession. Loring is the first known professional mortician from the Community, something that he said brings him great honor….
SRPMIC Assistant Community Manager Spotlight: Lena Jackson
Over the next few issues of O’odham Action News, we will be highlighting the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s four assistant community managers (ACM) as part of a new awareness campaign to spotlight ACM responsibilities and the government departments they each oversee. The idea is to allow the Community at…
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Chris Picciuolo | 480-362-6626
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Juan Ysaguirre | 480-362-7323
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Acting managing editor / newspaper assistant
Kari Haahr | 480-362-2698
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