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Diabetes Prevention Services of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community started off February with a two-day seminar on calcium and bone health held on February 1 and 2. The seminar was presented virtually through Zoom. On the first day of the seminar, Community Health Educator Tara John discussed the benefits of calcium, how to identify […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Miles King finished up his wrestling season in early February. On January 20, King and other Westwood High School seniors on the wrestling team were honored during the girls’ wrestling match. The seniors were recognized with gift bags and other items. King, who has played basketball, baseball and football, […]
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and Health and Human Services Prevention and Intervention Services of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is holding a number of workshops to help educate teens and their parents on teen dating violence issues. Community Health Educator Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty will be providing three Zoom workshops, Healthy Teen Dating: […]
Six-year-old Jada Hasson started learning gymnastics in March of 2021, and in January she participated in her first-ever competition. Hasson is the daughter of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Michaela and Tailhar Hasson. According to her parents, Jada needed an outlet to “get her wiggles out.” As a basketball family, her parents tried to […]
Article by Dodie Manuel Early last fall, the Native American Journalists Association released the names of the 2021 National Media Award winners. Native American and non-Native journalists from across the country submitted 730 entries in the categories of print, podcast, video and online journalism. COVID-19 changed many things last year, and the NAJA awards presentation […]
On December 8, in an effort to re-evaluate the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s legal position regarding medical marijuana, and also possibly recreational marijuana, the Community Council, in a vote of 8-2, passed a medical marijuana proclamation that temporarily suspends any prosecution involving possession of marijuana for medical use by adults. The proclamation provides policy […]
If you have driven down Beeline Highway recently, you might have seen a new sand and gravel aggregate plant site that is waiting to be operational. Salt River Materials Group (SRMG), a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community–owned enterprise, plans to have the site fully operational, once fully permitted. In the meantime, SRMG is working on […]
In the January 20 issue of O’odham Action News, we provided an introduction to estate planning, wills and probate, topics that are especially important for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members who are either dealing with the loss of a loved one or planning ahead to determine the validity of or process of heirs, wills, […]
On January 20, the Salt River Schools Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) held a drive-up supply distribution event on-site. Approximately 81 families were served at the event, which provided learning materials, cleaning supplies, diapers and baby wipes to enrolled children and their families while the children learn remotely due to the high rate of COVID-19 […]
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