The sunlight peeked through the clouds to give a dash of sunshine to attendees of the 31st annual Arizona Indian Festival, held the first weekend of February at the Scottsdale Civic Center. The festival and tourism event featured several booths from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, in addition to...
Nearly 100 Native youth took part in an identity conference in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community this winter. On February 1, Youth Services hosted its 8th annual Native Youth Identity Conference at the Accelerated Learning Academy. The conference was open for registration to all youth in grades 7-12. A...
Matt Riena is from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and cares deeply about the music he creates. His band, Necrambulant, is a slam/brutal/death-metal band on the rise and primed for major success. Slamming brutal death-metal is a musical genre which features a strong emphasis on speed, heaviness, and complex...
Here to clear the bases and the shelves of Salt River Fields’ team shops is three Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member-designed team merchandise. Community member artists: Levi Johnson Sr., Tamar Ramos, and Marissa Johnson each have designs representing the Community. New Era Cap, the official baseball cap brand for...
Ve:s ‘ac oḍ hemajkam. Piipaa mat chuuwaama walykwnyshmiinymak. “We are all the same” Eric Schurz Sr. walked with and in support of his daughter, Christina, who has epilepsy, a brain condition that causes seizures. The pair were one of many with glowsticks and bright spirits illuminating the path during this year’s...
Local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization the NAGI Foundation has been off to an exciting new year, providing the usual health services to SRPMIC dogs and spotlighting a rescued pup found on the Community, Akimel, who participated in Puppy Bowl XXI, which broadcast on Animal Planet on February 9. “…We don’t know...
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community leaders traveled to the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix for the 30th anniversary of a day meant to celebrate the rich cultures and histories of the state’s tribal peoples. Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day, held this year on January 15, also allows for mutual...