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Wi-Bwa Grey Honored as Council Tenure Ends
After serving the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for the past six years, former Council member Wi-Bwa Grey now looks toward her new beginning. Her Council tenure came to an end in December after November’s SRPMIC tribal election results were announced. When she was first sworn in on January 23,...
2024 SRPMIC Inauguration Ceremony (Video)
Three new Salt River Council Members Sworn in
A new era has begun for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. During the SRPMIC general election in November, three council seats were voted on by the people. In District I (Salt River), two seats were open and in District II (Lehi), one seat. David Antone and Su:k Fulwilder won...
SRPMIC Leadership Attends Final Biden Administration White House Tribal Nations Summit
The Biden-Harris administration continued their commitment to nation-to-nation relationships with tribal nations by hosting the 2024 White House Tribal Nations Summit on December 9 in Washington, D.C. The Summit featured new announcements and updates from the administration as they rounded out their work to strengthen tribal sovereignty and self-determination. With...
Public Health Injury Prevention Program Provides Access to Helmets
A new public health initiative from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Public Health Injury Prevention Program debuted at the Way of Life Facility (WOLF) on November 21. The initiative provides brand-new helmets for skaters at the facility’s skate park, as well as for recreational scooter and bike riders. A...
Supreme Court Delays Petition to Protect Oak Flat
The U.S. Supreme Court has again delayed considering the petition by Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit community organization dedicated to defending holy sites and freedom of religion, to protect Oak Flat, known to the Apache as Chi’chil Biłdagoteel, from transferring the land and resources at Oak Flat to a private company,...
2024: O’odham Action News Year In Review (Video)
50+ Indigenous youth attend spring ball showcase
On a warm fall morning at the Accelerated Learning Academy campus in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the best Indigenous baseball and softball athletes in the Valley flashed their leather during the inaugural Indigenous Spring Ball Showcase. This year, management and staff from the Phoenix Indian Center have been...
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