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With Super Bowl LVII taking place in metro Phoenix on February 12, many football-related events also were held here. A special luncheon to recognize diversity in the sport of football was held on February 9 at the Courtyard Marriott in downtown Phoenix. The Fritz Pollard Alliance presented the 18th annual Johnnie L. Cochran Salute to […]
Nike wrapped up its N7 Sports Experience camps at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on February 18 with a baseball and softball clinic for youth from the SRPMIC, the Gila River Indian Community and the Ak-Chin Indian Community. The clinics offered a chance for youth aged 7 to 17, of all genders and abilities, […]
From February 23 to 26, the organization United National Indian Tribal Youth (UNITY) held its 2023 Midyear Conference in Tempe, and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Young River People’s Council (YRPC) representatives attended to learn leadership skills and become advocates for their community. UNITY’s mission is to foster the spiritual, mental, physical and social development […]
On March 7, 10 members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Girl Scout troop dressed up as their favorite Native or Disney royalty for the Healthy King and Princess event in collaboration with Health and Human Services (HHS), at the Salt River Recreation social suites. Troop members brought a male role model or father […]
This school year, the Salt River Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) has held monthly Burritos for Dad events in partnership with the Salt River Life Enhancement and Resource Network (LEARN) Fatherhood Program. The events are open to any male caregiver in a child’s life—dads, grandfathers, uncles, adult older brothers and more. Participants gather around a […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Saleen Chantasingh has been a dancer for about 11 years. Occasionally, she teaches public dance classes in Tempe, but now her résumé just became a little longer. An opportunity came her way when a friend recently sent her an email with information about an audition to participate in the […]
On February 8, the NFL hosted a pop-up retail launch event on traditional O’odham land called Origins: An NFL Collection, at the Showcase Room in Tempe, in partnership with four Arizona-based brands. Two of those brands are led by Indigenous creatives: Elias Jade Not Afraid (Apsáalooke Nation), who has a beadwork and accessories line, and […]
When Animal Planet contacted NAGI Foundation Executive Director Sheila Iyengar last year, she wasn’t sure if it was a real phone call or not. “[Animal Planet] let us know that they were interested in highlighting our organization and the work that we’re doing at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community,” said Iyengar. “They asked us […]
While Super Bowl LVII was being played on traditional O’odham land in Glendale, Arizona, a planned protest by Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots (AZ Rally), founded by Amanda Blackhorse (Diné), took place outside State Farm Stadium. The protest, which included some O’odham, called for the NFL Kansas City Chiefs, who were playing in—and ultimately […]
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