In 2015, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Ezekiel “Zeke” Mendoza and his business partner, Roman Romero, opened Prime Kicks and Cuts, a business that sells streetwear and sneakers and offers barber services all in one location. Since opening its first store in Downtown Mesa, the business has relocated and recently opened up a second […]
Brothers Kenneth and Joseph Young had been playing around with the idea of having their own food truck, and before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, they were on track to making their dream come true. They had picked out their truck and designed a layout to accommodate their needs in the kitchen. But just before they […]
The online world is a whole different beast. Within the last 10 years, it has been proven that one can really do and buy almost anything online. When COVID-19 hit, the internet proved to be our most powerful asset for purchasing our necessities. However, when it comes to things we want, like the newest tech, […]
In a small community such as the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, where we are all pretty much related, our cousins are like our siblings and our neighbors are family. It’s hard when we lose anyone, but it’s especially hard when we lose someone from our Community. As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the […]
The traditional Piipaash and O’odham family and creation stories and harvests continue as usual for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members who are not fazed by the limitations forced by the pandemic, and for those who feel a deep, necessary duty to keep cultural traditions strong during the winter months. Jacob Butler, coordinator of the […]
In a Zoom presentation on Monday, November 30, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Garden Coordinator Jacob Butler shared his knowledge of the devil’s claw plant with Arizona Native Americans through Native Health Phoenix’s free virtual Devil’s Claw Workshop. Native Health Phoenix offers a number of virtual workshops featuring members of different tribes sharing their traditional […]
The Pavilions at Talking Stick continues to welcome new businesses. One special event is also very popular: the annual Native Art Market, located near Discount Tire. The open-air market, held during the winter months of November through March, offers all types of authentic Native American jewelry and art, as well as American Indian chefs hosting […]