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Burrowing Owl Sightings and Their Cultural Significance

Since December 2022, there have been multiple sightings of a peculiar, tiny burrowing owl near a drainage pipe at a construction site within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Burrowing owls nest in the ground instead of in trees. These owls, their young, their nests and eggs are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. […]

Salt River Youth Gather for Inauguration

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Young River People’s Council (YRPC) ushered in 13 new members on January 14 at the Way of Life Facility (WOLF). The YRPC was joined by tribal leadership and Salt River royalty, who offered their support of the aspiring youth.  “We had all of our Executive Council sworn in first, […]

Interior Department’s “Road to Healing Tour” Stops at GRIC

On Friday, January 20, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s year-long “Road to Healing Tour” made a stop at the Gila River Indian Community’s Gila Crossing Community School outside Laveen to hear stories from survivors, families and descendants of the federal Indian boarding school system. The event was a listening tour so government representatives could […]

Toka Class at SRES Resumes for Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Girls

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, F.A.C.E Parent Educator Jessica Ruiz taught the traditional O’odham game called toka to Salt River Elementary School students in 2017, 2018 and 2019. This school year, she is resuming Eagles Club toka for fifth- and sixth-grade girls.  Ruiz was a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s toka team […]

Huhugam Ki: Museum Renovation Helps Resurface History 

As the Huhugam Ki: Museum enters its 35th year of operation, the time has come to keep the current facility in good shape and useful for another 35 years. After its anniversary celebration on November 5, the museum shut its doors for some needed renovations. Years of fixing, wiring, and adding and replacing building materials […]

National Human Trafficking Prevention Month

“Around the world, human trafficking has stripped nearly 25 million people of their safety, dignity and freedom,” according to www.whitehouse.org. January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security wants to help raise awareness of human trafficking through their Blue Campaign.  The Blue Campaign, #WearBlueDay, is an initiative to raise […]

Arizona Travel ID Deadline Extended to May 2025

The Arizona Travel ID driver’s license/ID card was most recently scheduled to go into effect on May 3, but due to circumstances resulting from what the Department of Homeland Security said are lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including state driver’s licensing agencies having to work through backlogs, the enforcement date for the card has […]

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