As a part of their 2025 summit in Scottsdale, the Student & Youth Travel Association made a special stop on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land at Medieval Times. The King, Queen, Royal Falconer and knights greeted the association as they rolled up to the entry portcullis in their bus...
While the Heard Museum was gearing up for the 67th Annual Indian Fair & Market on traditional O’odham land in Phoenix, a strong O’odham presence was felt just a few blocks away at the opening reception for the new gallery called Vah’ki, on February 27. Vah’ki (ancient house or...
Before colonization, Two Spirit people were held in high regards. Originating from the Ojibwe words, “niizh manitoag” (two spirits), Two Spirit people have been respected as fundamental components of ancient teachings, cultures and traditions within tribal communities across Indian Country since the beginning of time. The phrase Two Spirit is...
After 24 years of dedication to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Doris “Ms. Doris” Morado, has retired. For years, Morado worked with Community youth, first at the Early Childhood Education Center in 1999, then at Youth Services. Though she will no longer be seen with a line of Community...
Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) Leonard Peltier is finally home, after two consecutive terms of life imprisonment commuted to indefinite house arrest by President Joe Biden on January 20, in one of Biden’s last acts of his presidency. AIM is a grassroots movement founded...
U.S. Army Veteran Michael Leon completed his duty on a recent March morning in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The duty, unforeseen only months ago, overwhelmed Leon with emotion once it was completed. Leon works for the Phoenix Veterans Affairs and was tasked to deliver 22 tribal flags from...
Glen Law’s legacy in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community extends far beyond his office on the third floor of Two Waters Building A. He began working as the budget officer for SRPMIC in 2007 and would later receive director of Administration responsibilities. It was a role that resulted in...