The Salt River Tribal Library has found a unique way to interact with its patrons virtually. The library’s next set of virtual Zoom sessions comes in the form of a series of demonstrations on making do-it-yourself holiday gifts. On Tuesday, December 1, the library set up a virtual beading session in which participants had received […]
As the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community settles into remote working for many of its government departments, more events are taking place on the Zoom platform. Earlier in 2020, departments were tasked to find new interactive ways to deliver their services to Community members online, and they have responded, creating many different ways for Community […]
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 […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Way of Life Facility (WOLF) remains closed according to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community guidelines, and so the Salt River Library is continuing to stay virtual with programs offered through the WOLF Facebook page. “We, along with the other divisions of Community Recreational Services, have strived to offer virtual programming […]
It’s a classic Christmas tradition to leave out some milk and cookies for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. The tradition started more than 80 years ago to help teach children during the Great Depression the importance of showing gratitude for the gifts that they received during a time of economic hardship. According to www.nationaltoday.com, a […]
Are you looking for something to do to help get into the holiday spirit this season? Because of COVID-19, many of the usual holiday activities, such as the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Christmas Program and Light Parade and other holiday events around the Valley, have been cancelled. But all is not lost—you can still […]
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 […]