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On October 6, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted a job fair for Community members to seek employment at the River People Health Center. According to Crystal Banuelos, SRPMIC assistant human resources director, 107 attendees came out to the job fair. Of those individuals, 55 were Community members, 40 were enrolled with another tribe […]
On the weekend prior to Indigenous Peoples’ Day, local organizers Matriarch Ways held their 8th annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Arizona (IPDAZ) gathering with events throughout the Valley. This year the theme was “Against All Odds, We Still Exist,” and IPDAZ event organizer Laura Medina said that the goal was to go back to the original […]
The annual event that draws the participation of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and employees, is a chance to test individual and group teamwork. SRPMIC will once again, have representation in the form three competing teams and a lone Community member, who will take-on the challenge of swimming, biking and running against competitors from […]
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Fall Overhaul was back to being an in-person event for the first time in three years. With the theme of “All of Us” (’A:cim Ve:sij in O’odham and Mat chuuwaama in Piipaash), the 2022 Fall Overhaul was held on October 21, with indoor and outdoor service projects established by […]
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that it has appointed the agency’s first National Tribal Affairs Advocate, Kelbie Kennedy, a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. The appointment follows the August release of the agency’s “2022-2026 FEMA National Tribal Strategy,” which addresses its responsibilities to federally recognized tribal nations when responding to and […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community President Martin Harvier, staff from the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, members of the Young River People’s Council and staff from the River People Health Center met with U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) on Friday, October 14, at the River People Health Center to discuss a few issues that […]
On the weekend before Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the 38th Annual Native American Connections (NAC) Parade was held on Saturday, October 8, along Third Street in Phoenix. NAC began as a small grassroots organization in 1972, operating a program for Native American men in recovery from substance abuse disorders. Today, NAC owns and operates 22 sites […]
After the Young River People’s Council (YRPC) resumed with a group of new youth in September, October’s fall break was a perfect opportunity for the new group of young people to get in some leadership training. They gathered for a four-day leadership workshop on Wednesday, October 5, through Saturday, October 8, at the Round House […]
On Saturday, October 15, the Mesa Historical Museum held a special event to mark the opening of its new exhibition on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, celebrating the Onk Akimel O’odham and Piipaash cultures. The opening included an arts and crafts festival, food demos and tours of the new exhibition, which will remain on […]
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