On November 19, students and faculty from the Labriola National American Indian Data Center, an Indigenous-centered library within the Arizona State University Library, took a tour of Tempe Butte, also known in O’odham as Oidbaḍ Do’ag and in Piipaash as Xwe Nyakuuly. The butte is a culturally significant site for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian […]

The O’odham Piipaash Language Program’s (OPLP) new “Living Languages” series is now live on its social media channels. The series is produced by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Cultural Resources Department (CRD). The series features the animated character likenesses of CRD Director Kelly Washington and OPLP Manager Luis Barragan, and their actual voices, as […]

As part of its annual Arizona American Indian Excellence in Leadership Awards, Phoenix Indian Center named Native Art Market as the 2022 Business of the Year. The market, which features artists, performers and demonstrations, also sells authentic Indigenous handmade jewelry and provides a safe cultural space to meet, interact with and support Native American communities. […]

Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff has announced that tuition will be covered for any student who is a member of one of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes, starting in the Fall 2023 semester. First-time undergraduate students and transfer students who enroll at any NAU campus may qualify for the program. With the goal of being […]

On November 18, at the Mesa Fire and Police training facility, the Legacy Burn was more than just a time during fire academy training when recruits have the opportunity to practice real-world firefighting. For the Miles family, it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for a father, son and grandson to work together as three generations of […]

As the holidays draw nearer, families in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community are receiving much-needed food supplies from Community departments. The SRPMIC Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, along with other Community departments, hosted a food distribution activity at the SRPMIC Food Bank on November 15.  Sixty-one tribal food boxes were distributed. Each box […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community employee veterans were recognized at a gathering at the Two Waters complex on November 10 for their service to the country in the United States armed forces.  “I am privileged and honored to [be here] this morning,” said Glen Law, SRPMIC Administration director, who was the master of ceremonies for […]

On November 11, Veterans Day, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community came together to celebrate the service of Community-member veterans of the armed forces. Families of SPRMIC veterans came out to the Two Waters complex to honor their service.  This marked the first public event that the Community has been able to celebrate since the […]