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Being together with family can be a positive and crucial cornerstone aspect in anyone’s life. With family, we learn how to communicate, express our emotions, interact with people and showcase our love for each other as we all grow and navigate life and its many journeys. Here in the Salt...
Gaining inspiration from the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s RedCan Graffiti Jam in South Dakota, Natasha Martinez created a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community version of the popular event. The Community’s first ever Echoes of the Akimel Festival was hosted by Youth Services and gave youth the opportunity to paint murals...
**This article was originally an online exclusive published on March 20. It has since been updated.** U.S. Army Veteran Michael Leon completed his duty on a recent March morning in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The duty, unforeseen only months ago, overwhelmed Leon with emotion once it was completed. Leon...
O’odham Action News continues to remain at the forefront of helping end the public stigma against HIV/AIDS, especially in Indian Country. This year, National Native American HIV/AIDS Awareness Day takes place on March 20, the first day of the spring season. The commemorative day was established in 2007 by three...
As a part of their 2025 summit in Scottsdale, the Student & Youth Travel Association made a special stop on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land at Medieval Times. The King, Queen, Royal Falconer and knights greeted the association as they rolled up to the entry portcullis in their bus...
While the Heard Museum was gearing up for the 67th Annual Indian Fair & Market on traditional O’odham land in Phoenix, a strong O’odham presence was felt just a few blocks away at the opening reception for the new gallery called Vah’ki, on February 27. Vah’ki (ancient house or...
Before colonization, Two Spirit people were held in high regards. Originating from the Ojibwe words, “niizh manitoag” (two spirits), Two Spirit people have been respected as fundamental components of ancient teachings, cultures and traditions within tribal communities across Indian Country since the beginning of time. The phrase Two Spirit is...
Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) Leonard Peltier is finally home, after two consecutive terms of life imprisonment commuted to indefinite house arrest by President Joe Biden on January 20, in one of Biden’s last acts of his presidency. AIM is a grassroots movement founded...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community continues to be at the forefront of ensuring that its members have access to affordable housing. On February 7, the SRPMIC officially opened its new neighborhood of transitional homes on the northeast corner of Alma School and Osborn Road. Council, 2024-2025 SRPMIC royalty, directors,...
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