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On this week’s episode of OAN Podcast: -Covid-19 updated numbers in the Community -President Harvier’s weekly recap -Senior Home Repair and Replacement Program Continues to Provide Services During Covid-19 -Prickly Pear Harvest -SRPMIC Back to School -SRPMIC Officer Reads Virtually to Elementary Students
One of the biggest hurdles in adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic is safely opening schools for children to begin the new school year. Here in Salt River, there is a solid plan in place for kids to start school from home. The new school semester started on August 3 for students in the Salt River […]
One of the key aspects of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is evident in the name itself: recognizing the importance of both tribes that live in the Salt River Community. The two tribes are different, and it is important to understand that they have completely different languages. The SRPMIC Cultural Resources Department has had […]
The O’odham and Piipaash people traditionally collected many indigenous plants in the Sonoran Desert. Many people continue to go out today and collect them when they are in bloom. The fruit of the prickly pear cactus, I:ibhai in O’odham, is one of the best traditional foods to collect from the summer through the beginning of […]
With the high demand for hand sanitizers around the world, it is important to know which sanitizers are safe and can protect you from the coronavirus. With hand sanitizers making their way back on to store shelves lately, you might notice a number of new brands. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, a number of new […]
Mieve Kochampanasken, a recent graduate of Riverside Indian High School in Anadarko, Oklahoma, is preparing to attend Mid-American Christian University (MACU) in Oklahoma City at the end of August. Kochampanasken will be playing as a guard for the MACU women’s reserve basketball team. Kochampanasken is a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. She […]
In this episode of OAN Connects we announce O’odham Action News is now on Facebook and Instagram. We speak to SRPMIC member Jonathon Curry about his first time harvesting the baidaj (saguaro fruit). We also speak to Gila River Indian Community Member Antonio Davis on the tradition of harvesting the baidaj.
A little over six months ago, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council and staff from the Health and Human Services department gathered on an empty lot adjacent to the Beeline Pit Stop, on the southwest corner of Highway 87 (Beeline Highway) and McDowell Road, to mark the groundbreaking of the Northeast Ambulatory Care Center […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Vice-President Ricardo Leonard provided the weekly update, including the SRPMIC COVID-19 testing update. The update can be found on page 12. Vice-President Leonard reported that the SRPMIC Council approved a fourth directive that closes the Verde River/Salt River (“Red Mountain River Area”) to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Salt […]
