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Phoenix Suns Hosts Event to Highlight Arizona’s Tribal Nations 

On November 16, during American Indian Heritage Month, the Phoenix Suns launched a first-of-its-kind Native American recognition initiative to honor the 22 federally recognized Indian tribes of Arizona and celebrate their rich culture. The program, called Originativ, officially launched the team’s commitment to Arizona’s original citizens.  “For this (2022–23) season, our City Edition uniforms and […]

Council Representative Tom Largo Holds Final District Meeting

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members gathered at the Way of Life Facility to take part in the last district meeting with Tom Largo on Monday, November 28.  “I want to tell each and every one of you that it’s been an honor and pleasure to serve you,” said Largo, who has served for 24 […]

SRPMIC Community Relations Director Celebrates 40 Years of Service 

Longtime Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community employee Janet Johnson has reached her 40-year milestone working in the Community Relations Office. On Wednesday, November 30, Johnson’s staff held a celebratory reception marking her years of service to the Community. Current and former colleagues came by to reminisce and congratulate Johnson for all her hard work and […]

Labriola Center Students and Staff Tour Tempe Butte

On November 19, students and faculty from the Labriola National American Indian Data Center, an Indigenous-centered library within the Arizona State University Library, took a tour of Tempe Butte, also known in O’odham as Oidbaḍ Do’ag and in Piipaash as Xwe Nyakuuly. The butte is a culturally significant site for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian […]

Cultural Resources Department Unveils Living Languages Video Series

The O’odham Piipaash Language Program’s (OPLP) new “Living Languages” series is now live on its social media channels. The series is produced by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Cultural Resources Department (CRD). The series features the animated character likenesses of CRD Director Kelly Washington and OPLP Manager Luis Barragan, and their actual voices, as […]

Food Boxes Incorporate Indigenous Foods

As the holidays draw nearer, families in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community are receiving much-needed food supplies from Community departments. The SRPMIC Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, along with other Community departments, hosted a food distribution activity at the SRPMIC Food Bank on November 15.  Sixty-one tribal food boxes were distributed. Each box […]

Community Members Come Out to Health and Wellness Expo

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Diabetes Prevention Services hosted the Journey to Wellness Expo at the Way of Life Facility on November 12. Community members laced up their running shoes for the Turkey Trot 5K Walk & Run, which drew a large crowd of participants to the starting line.  The Turkey Trot was organized […]

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