OAN Podcast Episode 65 – The Woodenhead Collective
In this episode, OAN reporter Juan Ysaguirre and college worker Zoe Hernandez sit down with The Woodenhead Collective, an indigenous collective of unhinged individuals geared to support the arts. They tells us exciting things about their upcoming event, The Day The Rez Stood Sill – The Fourth Kind. Buckle up…
Glove-ing Every Minute of It
As a member of the 14U Na7ive Na7ions all-star softball team, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community student-athlete Naomi Anton reflects on her time playing in the 2026 Babe Ruth World Series tournament in Florence, Alabama. How do you celebrate making history as a member of the first-ever all-Indigenous team to…
SRPMIC Talent Shines at NABI
This year’s Native American Basketball Invitational featured a who’s who of superstar basketball student-athletes from Indian Country, including several from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. 3 Takeaways: The squeaky sounds of tennis shoes returned Phoenix hardwood courts in July to remind many that it was once again time for…
Gilbert Road Pipeline Across Salt River Now Operational
A pipeline built about two years ago is now transporting water across the Salt River under the Gilbert Road Bridge. Suspended underneath the Gilbert Road Bridge is the newly completed Gilbert Road Pipeline, which is operated by Salt River Project, the largest water provider in the greater Phoenix metro area….
Round House Café Does Its Part to Fight Cyclospora
3 takeaways: With a wide array of fruits and vegetables and an ample supply of greens, the Round House Café in the Two Waters complex in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community continues to help guide the people toward heathier eating habits, regardless of the recent cyclospora outbreak. Cyclosporiasis is…
Community Makes a Historic Hire
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community continues to set the standard, not only in Indian Country, but also in the United States. On Aug. 1, Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort and Casino announced Patricia Tate as their newest CEO. Tate’s selection serves as two historic benchmarks: She is the…
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Leadership Says Prediction Markets Negatively Impact Tribal Gaming and Sovereignty
Prediction markets launched in the past decade like Kalshi and Polymarket are relatively new markets where people can place bets on future outcomes like weather patterns, military conflicts, sports matches, legislative results and much more. To put this in perspective, Kalshi’s website has a search feature where they claim you…
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