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From August 25 to 27, the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) held its annual National Native Media Conference, this time on O’odham and Piipaash land downtown at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. The conference was an opportunity for tribal media outlets, journalists and non-tribal media covering Indigenous issues to come together and learn new skills and […]
Blending his creativity and love for gardening, artist and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Dwayne Manuel is letting his yard become another place to let his imagination run loose. “When I look at the plants, I wish I could shrink myself down and walk around underneath there and climb them. This childlike wonder […]
In spring 2021, Arizona’s tribal-state gaming compact was amended, which permits tribal casinos to add new table games and more gaming machines to their floors. This includes the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s two casinos, Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort. Each casino will be adding about 80 new slot machines, to make a total […]
The deadline for the Adult Deferred Per Capita Program is approaching quickly, September 30 for the 2023 calendar year, so don’t miss your opportunity to save money and reduce your taxable income. The Adult Deferred Per Capita Program applies to two demographics: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community adults who receive per capita and minors who […]
The Huhugam Ki: Museum held its second tamale-making class on Saturday, August 27, at the Salt River Community Building. Eight participants ages 16 and older learned how to make masa, prepare chili filling and steam tamales. Tamales are a traditional Mexican dish often served during the Christmas season. Each tamale is made of masa (corn […]
Up to 80 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member children who are currently in the Foster and Kinship Program were treated to an early Christmas thanks to the kindness of TEPCON Construction Inc., a Tempe-based general contractor, and A Mighty Change of Heart. Christmas in August was held at the Accelerated Learning Academy cafeteria on […]
Salt River Schools Communications and Public Affairs Director Taté Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota) has released a new poetry collection called “The Trickster Riots” with illustrations by their 14-year-old child, painter and graphic artist Ohíya Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/Red Lake Ojibwe/Mvskoke Creek). For […]
In June 2021, O’odham Action News explored how the current megadrought might affect the future of water in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. At that time, the Lower Colorado River Basin was anticipating the first-ever Tier 1 shortage declaration in 2022, which substantially cut Arizona’s share of the river’s water. On August 16, in […]
On August 16, a bill titled the Great Bend of the Gila Conservation Act was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives by Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) with support from many tribes, including the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The bill will establish the 47,000-acre Palo Verde National Conservation Area, the […]
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