“If it’s burning, it’s smoking,” Debbie James reminded the workshop class. It was great advice as the Huhugam Ki: Museum kicked off their teen tortilla camp on July 14 for a week full of fun. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth ages 15 to 17 signed up to learn how...
Ten students graduate from the SRPMIC Early Enrichment Program The next generation of stellar students has arrived. On July 11, 10 tiny students enrolled in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Early Enrichment Program received their diplomas. They will embark on their scholastic journey with kindergarten now on the horizon. ...
In 1986, when Lori Piestewa was seven years old, her softball team made it to the Tuba City Little League softball championships. The day before the game, she was practicing ground balls while playing shortstop and a softball hit her in the face, breaking her nose. Her family insisted she...
Jonathon Curry, a Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community member, taught the historical O’odham art of shell etching at Skeg Himdag Ki: on July 8 and 10. For two hours each day, Community members who signed up learned the history of shell etching and a modern method for creating and...
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UNITY (United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc.) is the largest Native youth leadership gathering in the country, and this year saw over 3,000 Native youth traveling across the nation to San Diego, California. The annual gathering is a place of sharing: sharing resources, knowledge, connections, and on the final day,...
For 10 days in June, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members Cruz Lasiloo and Tizoc Lopez traveled across six different cities in Japan as a part of the curriculum for their Japanese class at Saguaro High School in Scottsdale. This was their first time traveling internationally for both Lasiloo and...