The Huhugam Ki: Museum rang in its 37th anniversary with a celebration of what’s new by following traditions that never grow old. Everyone was welcome on the morning of November 2 for a breakfast of mesquite pancakes with sweet prickly pear syrup and an egg scramble before the museum reopened...
Dancers celebrated their Indigenous heritage at the annual Red Mountain Eagle Pow-Wow in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The 36th annual pow-wow took place November 2 and 3 at the Salt River ballfields. Dozens of dancers from all over Indian Country were in attendance, along with both food and...
The Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (ACESDV) was formed in 1980 with the goal of helping to end the stigma around domestic violence while providing resources and support from trained professionals. In 2013, ACESDV updated its organizational outreach and program services to include sexual violence. On October...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community celebrated Veterans Day on November 11 at the Salt River Community Building by honoring Community members who have served in all branches of the military. Veteran’s representative Amanda White said that she’s happy that there were more Community members attending than on previous Community...
On Tuesday, October 15, a group of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members participated in an Astronomy 101: Night with the Stars class at the Scottsdale Community College planetarium. The session started with a brief introduction from Dr. Carver Bierson, SCC’s newest astronomy instructor and the instructor for the night....
Over the next few issues of O’odham Action News, we will be highlighting the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s four assistant community managers (ACM) as part of a new awareness campaign to spotlight ACM responsibilities and the government departments they each oversee. The idea is to allow the Community at...
Since 2015, the Piipaash Matasheevm has been an annual celebration at which Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members celebrate the Piipaash culture. Originated by members of the Lehi Community with support from former SRPMIC President Delbert Ray Sr., the Piipaash Matasheevm is a social gathering that has grown from a...