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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A:My husband had 12 years’ experience as an HVAC tech, working for several big companies. He was at a point where he felt he could work for himself. He passed the Arizona Registrar of Contractors exam […]
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 […]
For the last two months, members from the O’odham sister tribes have come together to protest the construction of the border wall with Mexico where it crosses the Tohono O’odham Nation. Members from Akimel, Onk Akimel, Hia-ced and the Tohono gathered to peacefully protest. This protest came about because the construction contractor is using water […]
By now, anyone with social media has seen what the skies have looked like in recent weeks, with wildfires ravaging the land and polluting the air in the western United States. Thanks to the fires, the sky has had a hazy orange tint, the sunsets have been various extraordinary shades of red, and the air […]