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On February 2, the O’odham Piipaash Language Program (OPLP) hosted its first virtual O’odham strand necklace class over Zoom. More than 20 participants of all skill levels came together to create a simple strand necklace. Each participant was given a small beading kit provided by the OPLP. Instructors Daryl Jay and Kaitlin Martinez started each […]
In 2015, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Ezekiel “Zeke” Mendoza and his business partner, Roman Romero, opened Prime Kicks and Cuts, a business that sells streetwear and sneakers and offers barber services all in one location. Since opening its first store in Downtown Mesa, the business has relocated and recently opened up a second […]
The American Library Association announced that Tlingit illustrator Michaela Goade has won the Caldecott Medal for her work on the children’s picture book “We Are Water Protectors,” making her the first-ever Indigenous recipient of the award. The book was written by another Indigenous woman, Carole Lindstrom (Anishinaabe/Métis, Enrolled Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe). O’odham Action […]
On January 27, Salt River Schools and the Education Native Language Culture (ENLC) team brought a virtual Winter Storytelling Night to families at home via Facebook and YouTube. The 25-minute-long collection of Piipaash and O’odham animal stories for children featured a creative stuffed-animal play, oral storytelling, vocabulary words and a picture-book reading. Piipaash stories can […]
Native Ground Coffee, owned by Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Winter Wood, is a business that specializes in roasting quality coffee and tea for Indigenous communities, especially the SRPMIC. With a new logo and a goal to give back to Native communities, Native Ground Coffee provides wholesale coffee to tribal enterprises and partners, as […]
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Scottsdale’s “Chivalry in Action” continued on February 4, when Queen Isabella and the Red Knight delivered food donations from their “Fill the Pantry Food Drive” to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Food Bank. Dressed in full medieval wardrobe, the queen and knight unloaded about 100 pounds of food items […]
The City of Tempe adopted a land acknowledgement on January 14, which officially begins the process of recognizing Tempe’s 40 square miles being culturally affiliated with the O’odham and Piipaash people and their ancestors. Cultural Preservation Program Manager Shane Anton of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Cultural Resources Department and the Gila River Indian […]
In our household we have a new teenage driver. When she leaves the house, a flood of uncertainties goes through my head: Did we teach her enough about driving? Is she paying attention to everything around her? She better not be texting! I’m sure these thoughts go through the minds of a lot of parents […]
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community wild horses are a sacred and protected part of the Himdag (way of life), and each horse within the Community is unique, with its own features and personality. One of the strongest attributes these horses share is their ability to adapt to different environments. In fall 2020, a SRPMIC […]
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