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Thursday, October 24, 2019, is a date that will forever belong to educator Lynette Stant. On this day, the third-grade teacher at Salt River Elementary School was named 2020 Arizona Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Education Foundation at a special luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. To top it off, Phoenix Mayor […]
June marked the O’odham New Year, and the month is also known as the time of hasan baidaj masad (the ripening of the saguaro cactus fruit). Ancestors have harvested baidaj for thousands of years. This tradition is celebrated by all the sister tribes: the Salt River Indian Community, Gila River Indian Community, Tohono O’odham Nation […]
As the sun set on June 22, a warm summer night began to bring in the O’odham New Year at Sacaton Flats in Gila River. “The New Year celebration is a fairly new formal celebration,” Antonio Davis said. “Some people understand the new year as the summer solstice, the new moon for the summer time. […]
Back in November, three O’odham artists took the stage at the Arizona Community Foundation’s third annual Water Sustainability Contest Finalist Showcase and Award Ceremony. They were one of five teams that were selected to develop a temporary public art project that illustrated the resourcefulness of the Huhugam people in the metro Phoenix area. The team […]
The Red Mountain Riders are a sovereign nation motorcycle club founded on November 6, 2007, by the late George L. Lerma, James Osife, Leonard Villenueva and Gabe Castaneda. The group has 13 other members, who include Eldon Moore, Dennis Toya, Gary Garrett, Manuel Lyons Jr., Abalino Garza, Ignacio Rodriguez, Sarah Rodriguez, Tammie Willie, Ron Willie, […]
A chance meeting almost 400 miles away from their homes in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and shared love for “The Happiest Place on Earth” has led to a wonderful friendship that has taken Maria Chavez and Kay McAnlis all across the country, and potentially the world. Back in 2016, Chavez and McAnlis had […]
On January 24, the Cultural Preservation Division of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Cultural Resources Department hosted Winter Storytelling in the Community Garden, led by Michael Ennis of the Tohono O’odham Nation. The event had a great turnout, with a good number of Community members, visitors and staff. Department staff members served food and […]
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