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“Telling the Stories of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community”

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Hekiu Art Collective Creates Land Acknowledgement Video for Tempe, and Other Updates
October 30, 2025

Hekiu Art Collective Creates Land Acknowledgement Video for Tempe, and Other Updates

3 Takeaways: The Indigenous art collective Hekiu (meaning “past” in O’odham), featuring members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, has been busy advising, consulting and providing resources for local collaborators, which include municipalities and tribal entities. Hekiu members help bridge the gap between non-Indigenous and Indigenous cultural knowledge and...

A Spooktacular Haunted Carnival to remember!
October 30, 2025

A Spooktacular Haunted Carnival to remember!

The Safe Schools & Security Team @saltriverschools brought the event to the ALA football field on Oct. 28. Here are some of our favorite eerie moments from the night. Video by reporter Chris Picciuolo

The Rez Stands Still for Third Consecutive Year
October 30, 2025

The Rez Stands Still for Third Consecutive Year

Learn how Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community artists Dominic Martinez, Raeann Brown, Dwayne Manuel and Seneca Silverhorn, known as Woodenhead Collective, turned the SRPMIC Community Building into the ‘Marketplace of Madness’ for their annual ‘Day the Rez Stood Still 3’ event.  To quote a line from the movie “Jaws,” the...

Salt River Schools Cool Cats Attend Fall Into Reading Event
October 29, 2025

Salt River Schools Cool Cats Attend Fall Into Reading Event

Salt River Schools transported students and families as far back as the 1950s at their Fall Into Reading event on Sept. 18.  The theme for this year’s event was “Oldies but Goodies.” Families dressed up in their best outfits from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Attendees were able to participate...

Getting to Know the ACESDV Team
October 29, 2025

Getting to Know the ACESDV Team

Learn about the team behind the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence and how they collaborate with management and staff in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. 3 Takeaways:  For quite some time now, the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (ACESDV) has been providing valuable...

‘Thank You for This Blessed Day’: The Walk for O’odham Piipaash
October 27, 2025

‘Thank You for This Blessed Day’: The Walk for O’odham Piipaash

The rain clouds arrived at the Lehi Gathering Area at about the same time participants of this year’s Walk for O’odham Piipaash did.  A record number of individuals signed up to participate in this year’s walk on Sept. 26, which featured a one-mile track down Stapley Drive and a two-mile...

Native American Recognition Day Celebrated in Salt River
October 27, 2025

Native American Recognition Day Celebrated in Salt River

Native American Recognition Day (NARD) was celebrated in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on Sept. 25 at the Two Waters Courtyard. The day was divided into two parts, with the lunchtime events starting at 11 a.m. and the evening events ending at 9 p.m. NARD is a day celebrated...

OAN Podcast Episode 49 - James & Ernie Comedy Duo
October 23, 2025

OAN Podcast Episode 49 – James & Ernie Comedy Duo

The following episode contains topics regarding trauma, addiction and recovery. This can be triggering to some listeners. Please take care while listening. The O’odham Action News Podcast is back! In this episode, news reporter Chris Picciuolo has a conversation with comedy duo James & Ernie ahead of their upcoming comedy...

Online Exclusive: Native Comedy Night with Tonia Jo Hall and James & Ernie
October 21, 2025

Online Exclusive: Native Comedy Night with Tonia Jo Hall and James & Ernie

Three takeaways: Salt River, clear your schedule for Sunday, Nov. 2, and get ready to laugh until your cheeks hurt! It’s Native Comedy Night at the Showroom at Casino Arizona featuring solo act Tonia Jo Hall and the first contemporary Native American comedy duo in the U.S., James & Ernie....

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Kennise McGertt Continues Flag Tossing with ASU Marching Band 

Kennise McGertt Continues Flag Tossing with ASU Marching Band 

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Kennise McGertt has had quite an adventure since graduating from Mountain View High School in May. McGertt traveled to more than 20 states while on tour with the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps over the summer. When she returned in mid-August, she began her first year of college, attending […]
SRPMIC Member Becomes IFBB Bikini Professional Bodybuilder

SRPMIC Member Becomes IFBB Bikini Professional Bodybuilder

Leanne “Aimee” Velasquez, a 27-year-old Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, was working as a registered nurse when she decided to change up her routine of going to the gym in February 2020. Feeling intimidated and lost, she hired a fitness coach to help her get a new routine down. Her coach turned out to […]
Jacob Butler Becomes Chair of Native Seeds/SEARCH

Jacob Butler Becomes Chair of Native Seeds/SEARCH

After serving on the board of Native Seeds/SEARCH since 2017, Community Garden Coordinator Jacob Butler will now serve as chair of the board for the nonprofit seed-conservation organization based in Tucson. Butler has a big presence in the Community, having served as Community garden coordinator for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for 16 years. […]
Harvesting the Fruit of the Prickly Pear

Harvesting the Fruit of the Prickly Pear

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 […]
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