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As the first-known pipe band established on a Native American community, the Salt River Fire Department (SRFD) Pipes and Drums band uniquely honors and blends the traditions of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community with Irish and Scottish cultures. From the design of the band’s trailer and drums to the...
On August 17, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Nalani Lopez (Onk Akimel O’odham/San Carlos Apache) shared two San Carlos Apache dances at the Pathways Indigenous Arts Festival, presented by Poeh Cultural Center, at the Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lopez was joined by her...
Before the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council meeting on August 28, American Red Cross community volunteer leader Craig Rhodes pulled up to the roundabout outside the Council Chambers in a co-branded Red Cross/ SRPMIC mission response disaster relief van. The message “Proud supporter of the American Red Cross —...
Arizona Congressman David Schweikert (R—Dist. 1) visited the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on September 4 to reintroduce himself to Community members at the SRPMIC Council meeting. Schweikert is running for reelection and will be on the ballot for the general election on November 5. The SRPMIC Office of Congressional...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community invited U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) to speak with Council and address Community members about issues important to them at the Community Council meeting on August 28. Gallego is running for the U.S. Senate in Arizona and received the SRPMIC’s official endorsement in January....
On August 2, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced the Great Bend of the Gila National Monument Establishment Act. The goal of the Act is to protect a region to which at least 13 federally recognized tribes, including the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, claim cultural...
The Community Action and Revitalization Program (CARP) is a tribally funded program available free of charge to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members who are looking to remove abandoned and unsafe structures from their homesites. As a part of the cleanup operations, CARP can remove large objects like houses and...
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Maricela Hinojosa (Onk Akimel O’odham/Yaqui) was taught beadwork by her late uncle Paul Andrews. Hinojosa hadn’t beaded in a while when a close friend rekindled the spark in her at a “beading party,” and she picked up the needle again. Now, for the past...
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...
