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Twenty-five years ago, on November 6, 1999, more than 35,000 people attended the Tempe Town Lake Festival, an event marking the dedication of the new Tempe Town Lake, near the southwest edge of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The new recreational attraction sits at the heart of a dry...
On November 8, the 108th Army Band kicked off this year’s Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Employee Veterans event at the Two Waters Courtyard with an array of music, also featuring a saxophone quartet section. SRPMIC Veterans Representative Troy Truax Jr. was the master of ceremonies for the event. “It’s...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community celebrated Veterans Day on November 11 at the Salt River Community Building by honoring Community members who have served in all branches of the military. Veteran’s representative Amanda White said that she’s happy that there were more Community members attending than on previous Community...
The Indigenous Artist Continuum Hekiu, which means “past” in O’odham, aims to go above and beyond land acknowledgments on the ancestral lands of the O’odham, Piipaash and Yoeme and has offered its multifaceted cultural expertise via consultation and art-for-hire services to businesses and municipalities across the Valley. Three Hekiu members,...
There was an abundance of cute little Marios, Mickey Mouses, princesses and fairies at the Early Childhood Education Center’s annual Goodie Gathering, held on October 29. “This is an ongoing tradition for the ECEC students, family and staff,” said ECEC Family Involvement Specialist Carmen Briones. This year, 240 students wore...
On October 26, the Arizona State University (ASU) Sun Devils women’s basketball team paid a special visit to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth for a basketball clinic at the Way of Life Facility (WOLF). The visit brought out a huge crowd of youth and family members to the gym....
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...
On October 5, the 2024-2025 Miss and Jr. Miss Salt River Courts participated in an annual retreat hosted by the Miss Salt River Committee. The retreat, a tradition in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for the past few decades, is scheduled within the first few months of the reign...
On October 6, 2023, enrolled Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Christopher Leslie underwent a successful kidney transplant. That November, his journey to learn more about his birth family and the Community’s traditions became news across the Valley. Arizona’s Family (3TV/CBS 5) and the Mayo Clinic both ran video news...
