While in Los Angeles for a photo shoot on March 5, some members of the Phoenix-based dance troupe Indigenous Enterprise had their powwow regalia (outfits) stolen from their vehicle. The regalia included beadwork, feathers, bustles, aprons, moccasins, head roaches and arm bustles, all of which hold significant cultural meaning to each member. Performer and designer […]
To help increase awareness and prevent child abuse, the Family Advocacy Center (FAC) and multiple Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community departments held a Circus Celebration Drive-Up event on Friday, April 1, to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month. “We are very excited about this event. We got circus performers and 12 booths that were decorated […]
Mountain View High School senior Kennise McGertt marched down Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. on Presidents Day as a member of the color guard with the award-winning Mountain View Toro marching band. McGertt has been with the color guard for all four years of her high school career after being inspired and encouraged by her older […]
The USS Arizona Memorial Relic has been located in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens since 2019, after it was gifted to the Community. The boathouse relic was part of the USS Arizona, the battleship that was destroyed and sunk in the Pearl Harbor attack in December 1941. The […]
In 2018, APS was looking for a site for its new substation in downtown Phoenix’s Evans-Churchill neighborhood and sought community input. The company reviewed 14 possible sites and ultimately ended up choosing the southwest corner of Seventh Street and Roosevelt, at the entrance to the Roosevelt Row Arts District. The district features art and cultural […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and 40-plus-year SRPMIC employee Diane Cashoya recently reviewed her time working with the Community. She recalled working as a youth worker at various locations within the Community each summer. Her first summer job was at the Salt River Day School, where she helped prepare school materials for the following […]
Projector Coordinator Maria Jagles of the Governor’s Office of Youth, Faith and Family (GOYFF) has been working with departments of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to tackle the opioid abuse problem under the Helping O’odham and Piipaash Excel (HOPE) grant. The grant was received through the GOYFF Partnership for Success. The five-year grant, which […]