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On August 9, U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic nominee for president, and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Democratic nominee for vice-president, made a presidential campaign stop at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale on traditional O’odham Jewed (“land” in O’odham). According to the Harris campaign, more than 15,000 supporters waited...
Fire departments from across the Valley gathered members from their technical rescue teams (TRT) at the Verde River on the morning of Tuesday, July 16, for an annual refresher training on swift water rescue operations. Salt River Fire Department (SRFD) Station 293’s A-Shift crew members Captain Riley Murph, engineer Anthony...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community was represented well at the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s (CRYP) 10th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, or Cheyenne River Lakota Nation, July 10–11. Founded in 1988, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is a...
Congresswoman Sharice Davids (D-KS), an enrolled member of the Ho-Chunk Nation of Wisconsin, was welcomed to the Community by SRPMIC leadership and the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (OCLA) on July 19 with a tour of the Justice Center and the Salt River Police Department Dispatch Center. The SRPMIC’s...
A ceremonial wall-signing and “topping-out” celebration took place on July 26 at the construction site for the new Journey to Recovery (JTR) Center, located west of the River People Health Center on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. JTR focuses on innovative addiction treatment for Indigenous patients and is designed...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Community Garden staff invited O’odham Action News to the small garden space outside of the Cultural Resources Department offices on July 12 to demonstrate how to prepare squash after it has been harvested. “I’m showing the youth workers and day laborers the importance of...
On July 12, the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona held a luncheon at the Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass on the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) to recognize the 76th anniversary of the Native right to vote in Arizona and the 100th anniversary of the Indian Citizenship Act of...
During this time of year, it’s not uncommon to see snakes out in the field and around our homes. For many people, the sight and even the thought of snakes evokes hair-raising emotions. Three of the most common snakes you will see on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community are...
In March, O’odham Action News reported on a February 22 visit to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale Community College by tribal leaders and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle (D-25 NY), ranking Democratic member of the Committee on House Administration. The purpose of the gathering, which took place at...
