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June is Men’s Mental Health Month. Read more on how to navigate life’s many journeys and find resources for members and their loved ones in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Now that the graduation tassels have been turned to the left and the real summer heat has arrived, it’s...
The River People Health Center’s campus on the southern edge of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community will have a new place to grab a hot drink and a bite to eat, perhaps as soon as late next year. A short ceremony took place May 19 on the campus’ south...
Do you want a fun way to beat the heat this summer? Try miliñ popsicles and wua’amakampopsicles, a fun treat for people of all ages. Miliñ (watermelon) and wua’amakam (cantaloupe) are in season starting in Haṣañ Baidag Maṣad(saguaro fruit month, July) and wrapping up in ṣopol E’esbig Maṣad (short planting month, August). Although the fruits are at their peak...
Editor’s Note: This story contains sensitive subject matter that some readers may find upsetting. On April 21, six Indigenous men shared their stories as survivors of childhood sexual abuse. It was an online webinar presentation facilitated by the Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition recognizing the month of April being Sexual Assault...
The ongoing trauma of missing and murdered Indigenous people (MMIP) continues to weigh heavily on the hearts and minds of many, especially in Indian Country. Locally, to help navigate the harsh traumas of MMIP, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has established its own MMIP coordinator, Paula Shaw, who works...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Diabetes Prevention Services department invited a select few Community members out for an early evening of traditional foods as the sun began to set at the River People Health Center’s patio on March 16. Diabetes Prevention Services partnered with Tohono O’odham chef Sandra Miller...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Family Advocacy Center hosted a “Chalk & Walk” Sexual Assault Awareness Month Day of Action event on April 7 at Friendship Park. Participants wrote encouraging and positive messages with chalk on the basketball court blacktop to show their support. Examples of the messages etched...
3 Takeaways: It’s not every day that the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community gets the chance to host a world-famous celebrity chef who also just happens to be Indigenous. On March 25, chef Stephanie Pyetwetmokwe (known simply as Pyet) DeSpain hosted a cookbook giveaway at the SRPMIC Tribal Library to...
3 Takeaways: Though she serves on a different kind of plate, chef Pyet DeSpain truly is in a league of her own. On March 25, DeSpain hosted a cooking demonstration inside the Showroom at Casino Arizona for special guests that included Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and elders and...
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