The Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community will host a Native American convocation on May 2 for graduates of Maricopa County Community Colleges. SRPMIC President Martin Harvier made the announcement on Wednesday, March 26, just weeks after the college district decided to cancel Native convocations to comply with orders handed down...

Tortillas, or in the O’odham language, cemait, and in Piipaash, modiily, is a traditional food to many Indigenous tribes in southern Arizona. Over the years, many families have added their own twist on how cemait/modiily is made. These recipes have been passed down for many years, and the art of...

“Most people think of speech and debate as just the movie scenes of students arguing a topic,” said Nelson Deer. “But people forget there’s also a speech aspect. That’s what I do.” Deer, a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and senior at Mesa High School took first place at the...

As one journey completes, another has just begun for Heaven Sepulveda, recent doctoral graduate from Arizona State University’s May Lou Fulton Teachers College and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member.  Her dissertation, “From Community to Classroom,” was a one-day bus tour of the SRPMIC that took place on August 17 of last...

Earlier this year, O’odham Action News reported on the joint venture between the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and De Rito Partners, Pavilions SRPMIC De Rito JV, LLC, to acquire the Pavilions at Talking Stick shopping center, located within the Talking Stick Entertainment District. The SRPMIC felt that the financial...

Friday –  Piipaash Matasheevm In the heart of Lehi, also known by the people as God’s Country, the springtime Piipaash Matasheevm (People’s Gathering) was a two-day celebration held on April 4 and 5 that saw many singers, dancers, and royalty from Indian Country help celebrate Piipaash culture and traditions.  The annual...

A team comprised of SRPMIC Seniors, management, staff, wildlife biologists, environmental specialists and others collaborated on March 12 in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to conduct an eagle banding. In the United States, bird banding was established in 1920. During that time, most species like ducks and geese were...

Students at the Kerr Center for Agriscience, a public school in Mesa, have a chance to learn hands-on skills in the agriscience and environmental sustainability fields through outdoor land lab lessons. One of the school’s programs allows for students to take care of an animal of their choice in preparation...