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Prime Kicks and Cuts Expand with a New Location

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 […]

Illustrator Michaela Goade Is First Indigenous Caldecott Medal Winner

The American Library Association announced that Tlingit illustrator Michaela Goade has won the Caldecott Medal for her work on the children’s picture book “We Are Water Protectors,” making her the first-ever Indigenous recipient of the award. The book was written by another Indigenous woman, Carole Lindstrom (Anishinaabe/Métis, Enrolled Turtle Mountain Band of Ojibwe). O’odham Action […]

ENLC Presents Virtual Winter Storytelling Night

On January 27, Salt River Schools and the Education Native Language Culture (ENLC) team brought a virtual Winter Storytelling Night to families at home via Facebook and YouTube. The 25-minute-long collection of Piipaash and O’odham animal stories for children featured a creative stuffed-animal play, oral storytelling, vocabulary words and a picture-book reading. Piipaash stories can […]

City of Tempe Acknowledges O’odham and Piipaash Land

The City of Tempe adopted a land acknowledgement on January 14, which officially begins the process of recognizing Tempe’s 40 square miles being culturally affiliated with the O’odham and Piipaash people and their ancestors. Cultural Preservation Program Manager Shane Anton of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Cultural Resources Department and the Gila River Indian […]

SRPMIC Wild Horse Takes a Journey to Finland

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community wild horses are a sacred and protected part of the Himdag (way of life), and each horse within the Community is unique, with its own features and personality. One of the strongest attributes these horses share is their ability to adapt to different environments.  In fall 2020, a SRPMIC […]

SRPMIC Brothers Open Their Own Food Truck Called Dirty Bros

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 […]

Parenting Class Focuses on Storytelling to Help Communicate with Children

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Behavioral Health Services is offering Positive Indian Parenting classes online to all Community members to help build stronger children and families. The eight-week series features class every Thursday from 12 noon to 1:20 p.m. All are welcome to join and learn about parenting topics such as Traditional Behavior Modifications, […]

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