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Elaina Osife is officially a Thunderbird. The Thunderbird School of Global Management is a business school at Arizona State University’s downtown Phoenix campus. The school gets its name from a decommissioned World War II–era Army Air Force base in Glendale, Arizona, which was called Thunderbird Field No. 1. The school’s...
The Indigenous Journalists Association is a national organization composed of Indigenous and non-Indigenous journalists who emphasize Indian Country news. The IJA’s 2025 conference was held August 13-15 on the lands of Isleta Pueblo at the Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico. O’odham Action News staff members Chris Picciuolo, Juan...
To finish something, you must start. On August 1, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community came together to officially welcome the little ones who began their academic journeys at the Early Childhood Education Center. Education Board Chair Kyland King, educator Ipa Dutchover, SRPMIC Council member Jacob Butler, Council member and...
Elaina Osife recently traveled to Maricopa, Arizona, to participate in the Moonshot Pitch Competition, held on June 21 at Butterfield Elementary School. The competition was hosted by Moonshot Arizona, a nonprofit dedicated to helping entrepreneurs in the Valley take their dreams to the next level. They host workshops, lab space for...
Learn the inner workings of how the SRPMIC is maintaining a digital and ongoing archive of four-plus decades worth of photos and articles for future generations to come. “Since 1982, the Community Relations Office has been documenting the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community,” began Janet Johnson. “We documented through photo...
Today, families can use their cell phones and tablets to record their baseball athlete swinging for the fences, which helps increase the likelihood of the video going viral online. More importantly, this helps get them noticed by teams at the collegiate level, with the ultimate goal of making it to...
The SRPMIC officially debuts an all-new and improved website featuring fresh designs with dynamic content Have you seen the new Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community website? Though the website address remains the same, the entire SRPMIC website has undergone upgrades. The new website arrived after months of planning from directors,...
Ten students graduate from the SRPMIC Early Enrichment Program The next generation of stellar students has arrived. On July 11, 10 tiny students enrolled in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Early Enrichment Program received their diplomas. They will embark on their scholastic journey with kindergarten now on the horizon. ...
In 1986, when Lori Piestewa was seven years old, her softball team made it to the Tuba City Little League softball championships. The day before the game, she was practicing ground balls while playing shortstop and a softball hit her in the face, breaking her nose. Her family insisted she...
