As we go into the consistently hot months of summer, construction of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s much anticipated Cultural Repository is off to a great start. Under direction from Engineering and Construction Services and the Cultural Resources Department, work has progressed steadily since March 9. The project team building the new facility consists […]
By Nicole Charlie and Stacey GubserCommunity Development Department “Staying at home” in 2020 already has a different feel than it did just months ago. Many of us are finding ourselves at home all day, juggling the needs of family, school and work while attempting to find some sense of normal. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community […]
COVID-19 took the world by surprise. At the beginning of 2020, many countries and businesses continued to function as normal, but when the virus began to spread rapidly, the world acted. Many countries shut down—not only in their businesses, but also in the ability for anyone to leave the country. The key action to prevent […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Jacob Butler has been learning how to craft silver pendants. He implements his visions of traditional designs within the pendants. He described the process of getting everything ready and set. “The process starts with the tools,” Butler said. “I use chasing tools to stamp the designs into the metal. […]
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It was brought to our attention by a reader that we did not provide an exact location for the SRPMIC Cultural Repository in our previous article. The repository will be located behind the old Salt River Day School at Longmore Road and McDowell Road. Currently, there is a lot of construction where the old Day […]