On April 11, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Cultural Resources Department participated in a group activity at the Community Garden’s new farm field, spending a few hours planting tepary beans, a traditional crop for the O’odham. The beans grew in the field for a few months until they were dry and ready to harvest. […]
During their August recess, members of the U.S. Congress spent time back in their home districts to meet with constituents and others about issues of importance regarding the federal government. On August 17, U.S. Congressman Greg Stanton (D-AZ, 4th District) met with Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council members at the Council Chambers for lunch, […]
The nonprofit seed conservation organization Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) recently celebrated the first major successful test of their spiral-shaped basin, after a monsoon filled up the rainwater harvesting feature at their Conservation Center in Tucson. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council member and NS/S Chair Jacob Butler inspired the basin. NS/S garden staff toured the Salt […]
If you are out in your garden, especially during monsoon season or warm weather, you might see an abundance of ants (Totoñĭ in O’odham) maintaining their home on your plants and in the dirt around you. Sometimes, ants enter your home and travel around on the floor or the countertops, or they could end up […]
On August 11, the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) held the Tribal Leaders’ Water Policy Council and Colorado River Tribal Roundtable at Talking Stick Resort. The Colorado River Tribal Roundtable operates as part of ITCA’s Tribal Leaders’ Water Policy Council, which was established to broaden participation of tribal leaders in water policy. In 2021, […]
By Kari Haahr, OAN Newspaper Assistant In the warm, early morning hours of August 5, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted the 2nd Annual Purple Heart Fun Run/Walk at the Two Waters complex courtyard. Community members and supporters filled out registration forms and received commemorative shirts in preparation for the walk to pay tribute […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and jiu-jitsu champion Rianna Tate turns 16 in August. The last time O’odham Action News spoke with Tate, she was 12 years old. Since then, she has about 120 wins under her belt. She still has her mind set on one very specific goal: to become the first full-blooded […]