By Juan Ysaguirre (O’odham Action News) and Gary Owens (Huhugam Ki: Museum Manager) On March 23, another annual celebration in the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community brought out the best of the best tortilla makers and celebrated all things cemait (O’odham) and modiily (Piipaash). Entering its third year, the Tortilla Festival was organized by the […]
The future of fine art photography in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is in great hands. On the weekend of March 2 and 3 at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, three students currently enrolled at the Accelerated Learning Academy received top honors for their photography work. Cynthia Morataya, Jasmin Richards and Vanessa Francisco submitted […]
President Joe Biden was in the Valley on March 19 and 20 to visit semiconductor manufacturer Intel’s Ocotillo campus in Chandler. He was there to announce that the U.S. Department of Commerce has reached a preliminary agreement with Intel to provide up to $8.5 billion in direct funding and $11 billion in loans under the […]
The Salt River Police Department has promoted Walter Holloway, an 18-year veteran of the department and a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, to the post of police chief following the recent retirement of Chief Karl Auerbach. Holloway was most recently a commander for the SRPD after serving in a variety of roles for the […]
On February 22, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale Community College welcomed Arizona tribal leaders and U.S. Congressman Joseph Morelle (D-25 NY), ranking Democratic member of the Committee on House Administration, to SCC’s Indigenous Cultural Center to discuss voting rights in Arizona and across Indian Country. The purpose of the discussion was to […]
The Colorado Rockies began the 2024 spring training season on February 23 in a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. As they have done in previous years, the Rockies hosted a youth baseball skills camp in collaboration with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The camp took place on […]
It all started with a sour experience at a lemonade stand at a festival a few years ago. In a quest to find a better lemonade, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members Nicole Corral and Devon Hayes went out on a limb and decided to start their own lemonade business with their kids. Corral, who […]