In October 2007, members of American Legion Post #114 and then Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Vice-President Martin Harvier flew across the Pacific Ocean to Honolulu, Hawaii, to retrieve one of the flags that once flew over the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor National Memorial. As veterans, veterans’ organizations and the nation prepare to […]

A sign said, “We Stand With Salt River High School—Indigenous Strong.” Another said, “Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Ba’ag.” Fans packed the gym and more signs were raised high as the young ladies representing Salt River High School volleyball took the court on Friday, October 25. The match against Caurus Academy in the Canyon Athletic […]

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. […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community athlete Aaron Makil continues to follow his dream to one day join Major League Baseball (MLB). The 21-year-old recently graduated from Chandler-Gilbert Community College, where he signed to play baseball with the CGCC Coyotes right out of high school in 2016.  In early April, Makil announced that after graduating from […]

Two young girls enter the ring to hear instructions from the coach. They are paired off and begin sparring with each other, blocking and kicking. Their father encourages them from the sidelines.  This is a normal day after school for sisters Johanna Tate (Hanna) and Rianna Tate (Ona). The girls are training in mixed martial […]

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 […]