On Saturday, March 18, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Cultural Resources Department held the 2023 Tortilla Festival at the Huhugam Ki: Museum. (The word “tortilla” is cemait in O’odham and modiily in Piipaash.) The first tortilla festival in the Community was held in 2019, but the event then was put on hold for the […]

On March 18 at the Scottsdale Civic Center Memorial Lawn, a new permanent memorial wall called the Scottsdale Memorial for the Fallen was unveiled to remember Scottsdale-area residents, including Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation veterans, who gave their lives in military service to the nation. The memorial is a project […]

On March 7, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed an executive order to establish an Arizona Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). “It is time to turn the recommendations of the bipartisan study committee on MMIP into action,” Hobbs said. “By establishing this task force on MMIP, we are taking the first of […]

On the morning of March 18, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council members participated in the Gila River Indian Community’s 59th Annual Mul-Chu-Tha Fair & Rodeo Parade on Blue Bird Road. SRPMIC President Martin Harvier and Council members Jacob Butler, Michael Dallas and David Antone all rode horses in the parade, and Council members Cheryl […]

Students on spring break had the opportunity to explore their artistic skills on a mural project sponsored by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Youth Services Division (YSD). Over the course of two days, students in the Teen Wolf group of the after-school program worked together to design and paint a mural on an exterior […]

A new attraction called the Museum of Illusions held its grand opening at the Arizona Boardwalk on March 12. The Arizona Boardwalk is part of Talking Stick Entertainment District and is located off the Loop 101 and Via de Ventura. The Museum of Illusions challenges visitors to “see things differently.” It has more than 60 […]

Scottsdale Community College has been presenting a series of workshops on Indigenous perspectives in academics. The SCC Indigenous Cultural Center (ICC) is hosting a three-session workshop called Implementing Indigeneity, with the first two sessions already taking place on February 24 and March 10, and the third scheduled for April 7. The workshop highlights the cultural, […]

David Schweikert’s office made a visit to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to set up a mobile outreach office within the Round House Café on March 22. The visit was part of Schweikert’s initiative to reach out to his constituents in Arizona’s Congressional District 1.  “It’s a good way for his team to disseminate […]