This school year, the Salt River Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) has held monthly Burritos for Dad events in partnership with the Salt River Life Enhancement and Resource Network (LEARN) Fatherhood Program. The events are open to any male caregiver in a child’s life—dads, grandfathers, uncles, adult older brothers and more. Participants gather around a […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Saleen Chantasingh has been a dancer for about 11 years. Occasionally, she teaches public dance classes in Tempe, but now her résumé just became a little longer. An opportunity came her way when a friend recently sent her an email with information about an audition to participate in the […]
While Super Bowl LVII was being played on traditional O’odham land in Glendale, Arizona, a planned protest by Arizona to Rally Against Native Mascots (AZ Rally), founded by Amanda Blackhorse (Diné), took place outside State Farm Stadium. The protest, which included some O’odham, called for the NFL Kansas City Chiefs, who were playing in—and ultimately […]
On February 7, U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) held a press conference with Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community leadership and other Arizona Native leaders at the SRPMIC Family Advocacy Center (FAC) to discuss the importance of the Native American Child Protection Act, legislation recently introduced by Rep. Gallego. Members of SRPMIC Council and some members […]
The Community Relations Office Events Division of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted a walk to honor the O’odham and Piipaash cultures of the Community on Saturday, February 4 at the Salt River High School/ALA football field and track. “We are glad that you all could make it out,” said CRO Events Manager Yvonne […]
Established in 1996 by the youth group Teens in Action to represent the Onk Akimel O’odham (“Salt River People” in the O’odham language), the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Traditional Dancers have been a part of the SRPMIC Cultural Resources Department (CRD) since 2018 but haven’t officially announced the change [to CRD] until recently. The […]
On Sunday, January 29, GoodLife Nutrition opened its doors to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth to sell their artwork, jewelry and food creations at its first-ever Future Entrepreneurs Market. The market featured three artist tables for Vii Siymea Washington, Tiare Begay-Smith, and cousins Mataya Manuel, Kaylee Campeols and Nadia Andreas. “We are trying to […]