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Salt River Social Services Celebrates Kinship Care Month

September was National Kinship Care Month, and to celebrate, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Social Services honored its kinship care families with a “Night Out.” Each of the 45 families received a $100 gift card for Denny’s, Harkins Theatres VIP Gold movie passes and a Kids Combo voucher for a 12-oz. drink, popcorn and candy. […]

Community Business Q&A: Ernie’s Catering

Owner:Ernesto Lopez Year established:2017 Services:A wide range of foods, traditional and non-traditional Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A: Well, I wasn’t trying go into catering. My plan was, after culinary school, to work at an upscale restaurant. But that didn’t happen. […]

O’odham Action at Border Met by Tear Gas

On the morning of Monday, October 12, two O’odham groups, Defend O’odham Jewed and O’odham Anti Border Collective, held an Indigenous Peoples’ Day blockade action at a border patrol checkpoint on Highway 85 on unceded Hia-Ced O’odham land just north of Lukeville, AZ. The action, in which the groups said in a joint statement was […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a great time to highlight the importance of breast cancer awareness through education and research.  According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, breast cancer develops when cells in breast tissue grow abnormally and form masses or tumors that can progress into cancer. Breast cancer usually begins either where […]

Salt River Public Works Department Continues Essential Services to SRPMIC During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Public Works Department is one of the major departments that keeps the Community going every day. It has more than 200 skilled and professional workers who provide a number of services to the SRPMIC members, employees, visitors and commercial enterprises. The department has four divisions: Administration; Community Services; Facilities […]

Community Business Q&A: Aw-Thum Crafts and Education

Owner: Royce Manuel Year established: 2006-2007 Services: Workshops and demonstrations on traditional O’odham culture and crafts Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A: In 2006 I had already been leading small cultural workshops for the Community. I was doing the bows and arrows for a long […]

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