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By Juan Ysaguirre and Chris Picciuolo A primary and general election will be held this year to fill three seats on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Tribal Council. The terms of District I (Salt River) representatives A. David Antone and Wi-bwa Grey will expire this year. The term of...
Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit community organization dedicated to defending holy sites and freedom of religion, took its legal battle and “journey of prayer” to the United States Supreme Court on September 11. For years the organization has been fighting the federal government’s transfer of land and resources at Oak Flat...
In their latest training project, Joseph Selestewa and his carpentry class from the Community Employment Carpentry Apprenticeship Program transported and set up a large custom-made mobile puppet stage at the Creative Ki: studio at Two Waters on September 11. According to Selestewa, the puppet stage is intended for future youth-...
Adaptive Recreation Program coordinators Tammy Thomas and Ethan Larned from Community Recreational Services took turns making laps across the Way of Life Facility’s little league field on September 6 during the program’s Adaptive Recreation Night to make sure participating kids and families had everything they needed to participate in the...
Editor’s Note: This story contains sensitive subject matter, including memories of childhood punishment that some readers may find triggering. When Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Patricia “Patsy” King was approached to instruct a language class series at the Salt River Tribal Library along with fellow Community member Sharon Selestewa,...
Where elegance meets enigma, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Senior Services staff hosted a night filled with laughter, music and dancing for seniors on September 6 in the Talking Stick Ballroom at Talking Stick Resort and Casino. The Senior Masquerade Homecoming Dance allowed guests to dress their best, with...
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 —...
