Boys & Girls Club members from the Red Mountain and Lehi branches are two of the seven 2020-21 finalists for the Youth of the Year award, presented through the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale. Club member Kennise McGertt will be representing the Red Mountain Branch and Zaria Gonzalez will be representing the Lehi […]
On January 29, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted the Navy’s annual Chief Petty Officer pinning ceremony, which was held at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River. The ceremony was virtual, with seven sailors being pinned that day: three here on tribal land and four in other areas in the Southwest. Families […]
Going to a museum and looking at the traditional arts of the Huhugam, one will see tightly woven baskets, clay pots and many other interesting pieces. There is a history behind those artifacts, but maybe the most impressive thing about them is that they are still being made today, by hand and using the same […]
February 27 marks the 25th anniversary of Pokémon. The day is celebrated annually by fans across the world, but the 25th anniversary is going to be special. For the entire month of February, leading up to the 27th, the Pokémon Company has been collaborating and releasing exclusive merchandise for fans. The story behind Pokémon comes […]
In February 2020, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Veterans Warriors Book Club was started by four members who share the highlights of each chapter with one another. They are the staff of the SRPMIC Veterans Representatives Office: Veterans Representatives Amanda White and Troy Truax, who is also a representative of the American Legion Post […]
On February 4, a small group of guests gathered to celebrate the ribbon-cutting for Tash, the new restaurant on the third floor of Talking Stick Resort. Tash is pronounced TH-O-SH, an O’odham word that means “sun,” “day” or “time.” Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council member Tom Largo led everyone in a prayer, followed by […]
This coming February 25-27, the Apache Stronghold group is holding its seventh annual Oak Flat March. This event is a prayer run, starting from the San Carlos Reservation and finishing at Oak Flat. Resolution Copper Company has plans to expand its current mining operations, but doing so would obliterate Oak Flat, a central Arizona site […]