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A special performance took place at Salt River Schools in February. On February 5, the Education Native Language and Cultural team hosted a night of traditional storytelling at the Accelerated Learning Academy lecture hall. Stories were told by Culture Teacher Teresa Gonzales and Culture Specialist Hilary Smith. Before the storytelling...
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Youth Services and the Young River People’s Council brought a day of fun to the Ske:g Himdag Ki: on Feb. 7. Community students in grades 7 to 12 gathered for the ninth annual Native Youth Identity Conference. The youth council kicked off the morning with...
After developing a fast-paced, team-oriented style of play, Scottsdale Community College coach Tasha Washington has her women’s basketball team primed for a strong playoff push. Coming into their game against the South Mountain Community College Cougars on Jan. 7, the Fighting Artichokes showcased their tenacious full-court defense while also stuffing...
In the O’odham language, vaila or waila means dance. Vaila is also known by many as chicken scratch, a type of music and social dance that brings everyone together for a good time. For many Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and those of sibling tribes, vailas are significant throughout their whole lives. There...
The program operates under the SRPMIC Education Division and offers free developmental screenings for children up to 5 years old. 3 Takeaways: Early childhood is a formative time that shapes how children develop as they grow into toddlers, tweens, teenagers and adults. Here in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community,...
“Let’s do the frybread clap!” exclaimed Salt River Schools Food Service Program Manager Shannon Reina as she demonstrated preparing a traditional meal with Arizona State University students, faculty and cultural anthropologist chef Amber Sampson at the Accelerated Learning Academy kitchen on Dec. 6. The class clapped along gleefully with Reina,...
In this episode, Juan Ysaguirre hosts OAN Episode #53. This episode features Andreea Miguel and Zoe Hernandez, OAN student workers, as they sit down with OAN correspondent, Jessica Joaquin, in the Creative Ki: Podcast Studio to discuss their experiences working for OAN thus far. Andreea and Zoe currently attend college...
Salt River Elementary School held its annual holiday Jingle Jog run on Dec. 17, roughly a week before Christmas Day. Students, families and friends gathered at the school’s courtyard to begin stretching with Scottsdale Community College mascot Artie the Artichoke and Sammy the Squirrel from Great Wolf Lodge. The school...
Christmas magic made its way into the Accelerated Learning Academy gymnasium on Dec. 11, as Salt River Schools and departments from around the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community partnered to host an event where everything was centered around literacy, books and reading. Staffers manned a little more than 20 booths,...
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