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The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Diabetes Prevention Services department invited a select few Community members out for an early evening of traditional foods as the sun began to set at the River People Health Center’s patio on March 16. Diabetes Prevention Services partnered with Tohono O’odham chef Sandra Miller...
The bird songs and dances filled the hearts of many with joy out in Lehi, also known by the people as “God’s Country,” for the 2026 springtime Piipaash Matasheevm. Held on April 3 and 4 this year, the two-day springtime celebration is widely considered to be one of the biggest...
The 20th Annual Westwood High School Social Powwow took place at the school’s baseball field on March 27 and 28. Westwood has been celebrating Indigenous cultures for 20 years, with a brief intermission during the COVID-19 pandemic. At last year’s powwow, for the first time the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian...
In each quarter of the academic year, over the span of a week, the Westwood High School Native American Education Program partners with Salt River Schools and Community Relations to meet with every Salt River student who is enrolled at Westwood. Chris Dinehdeal and Lorena Clashin are the counselors who...
3 Takeaways: – Former Major League Baseball starting pitcher D.J. Carrasco is the founder and CEO of Native Nations, an organization that helps promote, train and educate Indigenous youth in baseball and softball. – In late March, Native Nations hosted a Community showcase clinic for baseball and softball athletes ages 12...
In this quick episode, hosted by OAN News reporter Juan Ysaguirre, we take you inside the 2026 Echoes of Akimel Mural Festival. This was a week‑long celebration of art, mentorship, tradition, and youth creativity across the Salt River Pima‑Maricopa Indian Community. Seven murals, ten visiting Indigenous artists, and dozens of...
3 Takeaways: After less than two years since the groundbreaking and several years of planning, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Veterans Memorial in Lehi is now complete. On the morning of March 29, SRPMIC held a revealing ceremony for the new memorial. Members of the SRPMIC Tribal Council, the SRPMIC...
3 Takeaways: It’s not every day that the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community gets the chance to host a world-famous celebrity chef who also just happens to be Indigenous. On March 25, chef Stephanie Pyetwetmokwe (known simply as Pyet) DeSpain hosted a cookbook giveaway at the SRPMIC Tribal Library to...
3 Takeaways: Though she serves on a different kind of plate, chef Pyet DeSpain truly is in a league of her own. On March 25, DeSpain hosted a cooking demonstration inside the Showroom at Casino Arizona for special guests that included Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and elders and...
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