Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) offered a free Native Arts Workshop for members of the four O’odham tribes this winter to teach them about contemporary and traditional Native arts. The eight-week, non-credit course taught students about history and culture in addition to encouraging artistic skills.  Each Saturday from January 7 through February 25, members of […]

As the topic of recreational marijuana use has become more popular in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the SRPMIC has been requesting feedback from members on medical and recreational marijuana use. The Council has proposed a new ordinance and voted to open a public comment period lasting for 30 days. According to SRPMIC Assistant […]

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 […]

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 […]

As the sun set on the evening of December 31, the Community gathered at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Building to celebrate the end of 2022 and the beginning of a new year at the SRPMIC New Year’s Eve Family Celebration. It was in the year 2022 that public social events came back strong […]

Grammy Award–nominated and five-time Native American Music Award (NAMA) winner Robert “Tree” Cody received the NAMA Lifetime Achievement Award during the 20th Awards show in Niagara Falls, New York, on November 19.  Cody, who is a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, has been playing the Native American flute since he began learning […]

On October 31, a special luncheon was held to commemorate the partnerships that the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has enjoyed with local municipalities and organizations through the state’s shared gaming program. The 12 Percent Gaming Luncheon was hosted by the SRPMIC to recognize the Community’s partnerships with 63 nonprofits and 12 cities across the […]

On November 5, the Huhugam Ki: Museum celebrated its 35th anniversary with a special gathering held outside the museum by Two Waters on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Many things have changed in the last 35 years inside and outside the Community, but Cody Achin, outreach coordinator for the SRPMIC Cultural Resources Department, said […]