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Bipartisan Tribal Firearm Access Act Aims to Recognize Tribal IDs as Acceptable Documents

On March 22, U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola (Yupik; D-AK) and U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) introduced the bipartisan Tribal Firearm Access Act in their effort to classify tribal IDs as eligible identification documents for the purposes of transferring a firearm. U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (Cherokee Nation citizen; R-OK) introduced the companion bill in the Senate […]

Council Approves New Comprehensive Drug-Related Laws, Including Recreational Marijuana Use

On January 25, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Tribal Council voted to open a 30-day public comment period on proposed ordinances regarding drug and drug-related crimes, including provisions for the legalization of recreational marijuana use in the Community. At the time, Council wanted to have something tangible that the Community membership could look at […]

Tortilla Festival Back at the Huhugam Ki: Museum

On Saturday, March 18, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Cultural Resources Department held the 2023 Tortilla Festival at the Huhugam Ki: Museum. (The word “tortilla” is cemait in O’odham and modiily in Piipaash.) The first tortilla festival in the Community was held in 2019, but the event then was put on hold for the […]

Scottsdale Memorial for the Fallen Honors Area Veterans

On March 18 at the Scottsdale Civic Center Memorial Lawn, a new permanent memorial wall called the Scottsdale Memorial for the Fallen was unveiled to remember Scottsdale-area residents, including Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation veterans, who gave their lives in military service to the nation. The memorial is a project […]

Team Mexico Debuts in World Baseball Classic at Salt River Fields Fields 

On March 9, team Mexico took on the Colorado Rockies ahead of the World Baseball Classic (WBC) at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. The exhibition matchup against the Rockies marked the first time a WBC-affiliated game was played on tribal land. The game was even up until the fifth inning, when the Mexico team […]

Governor Hobbs Establishes Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People

On March 7, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed an executive order to establish an Arizona Task Force on Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP). “It is time to turn the recommendations of the bipartisan study committee on MMIP into action,” Hobbs said. “By establishing this task force on MMIP, we are taking the first of […]

Students Take Part in Youth Services Mural Project 

Students on spring break had the opportunity to explore their artistic skills on a mural project sponsored by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Youth Services Division (YSD). Over the course of two days, students in the Teen Wolf group of the after-school program worked together to design and paint a mural on an exterior […]

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