Young River People’s Council

01/29/2026

12/30/2025

07/18/2025

VOICES OF SUMMER SPEAKER SERIES CONTINUES! 🌞
We’re excited to continue the Salt River Summer Speaker Series with an evening featuring the Young River People’s Council—a panel of inspiring young leaders sharing their stories, perspectives, and hopes for the future of our Community.

Tuesday, July 29th
Young River People’s Council Panel
Featuring: Jizelle Juan, Aarick Mack, Myson Galindo, and Tiare Begay-Smith
📍 Salt River Council Chambers | 10091 E. Osborn Rd
Dinner: 5–6 p.m. | Presentation: 6–7 p.m. (with 15 min Q&A)
🎥 All presentations will be available on Facebook LIVE!

Hosted by ACM Lena Jackson-Eckert, this evening is free and open to the public. Come listen, learn, and celebrate the voices that continue to shape our Community.

🔗 Explore the full series lineup and details here:
https://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/announcements/salt-river-summer-speaker-series/

Questions? Email: [email protected]

07/08/2025

🏆 YOUTH COUNCIL OF THE YEAR 🏆

We’re proud to share that our Youth Council has been named Youth Council of the Year at the 2025 UNITY Conference in San Diego! 🌊🏝️🎉🙌

This recognition reflects the incredible dedication, leadership, and heart our young leaders have poured into our community. From cultural preservation to youth advocacy, community service, and personal growth. These teens have shown up with heart, purpose and power.

Every meeting, every event, every moment of service mattered! 💪❤️

To ALL NATIVE Youth: your voices are strong, your presence is powerful, and your impact is lasting. Keep shining. Keep leading. The future is yours to shape. WE ARE THE LEADERS AND VOICES OF NOW!

🌟 Thank you UNITY for this honor, and thank you to everyone who continues to support and uplift our youth.

We want to thank our Community , SRPMIC Council, the Youth Services Department, our families, and our program’s mentors for always believing in us. It truly takes a village, and we have a pretty amazing village. 🐚🪶✨

With all our love,
– YRPC

05/27/2025

🎉 Calling All YRPC Alumni! 🎉

📸 Send us your throwback photos via DM or email at [email protected]

💬 Share any insights: How did YRPC get started? What stands out from those first meetings?

We want to highlight and honor our amazing alumni—and you don’t need to dig out your scrapbook alone. Tag your friends, classmates, mentors, anyone who helped shape YRPC’s story. 😁

05/22/2025

🎓✨ Congratulations to the Class of 2025 graduates from the Young River Peoples Council!

We are so proud of each of you — your kindness, talent, and leadership have left a mark on this program and on our community.

Thank you for being a part of YRPC throughout your high school journey and for being the kind of role models our younger members look up to.

We can’t wait to see where your next steps take you — your future is bright, and we’ll always be cheering you on! 💙🌟

05/06/2025

🎓✨ Huge thank you to everyone who came out on Friday!

Missed us? No worries — we’ve got more chances for you to grab a Ribbon or Candy Lei just in time for graduation and promotion season! 🎉

Celebrate your students with a sweet treat and a festive lei! 🍬🎀

📍 Dates & locations vary — check the flyer for all the details!

03/20/2025

We had the honor of launching the Echos of the Akimel art festival, creating stunning murals with our Salt River youth and talented indigenous artists.

Huge shoutout to Rezmo, Lady Rise, Rogue, CC, Breeze, Douglas Miles, Nox, Vyal, and AfterThought for inspiring our youth and showing them the power of art! Let’s keep making a difference together! 💛

03/10/2025

We hope to see you all there!

THIS FRIDAY, MARCH 14TH!!! 5PM - 8PM 📣📣📣

Join us for a memorable evening of ART, CULTURE, and COMMUNITY! 😊

02/21/2025

🚨 February Recap 🚨

This month has been nothing short of amazing for our Youth Council! Here’s a quick look at what we’ve been up to:

✏️Feb 1st – 8th Annual Native Youth Identity Conference
We kicked off the month by hosting an incredible event at the ALA Campus in Salt River! The day was packed with inspiring workshops, exciting raffles, a youth-only Q&A with Tribal Council, and a 3v3 basketball tournament! 🔥🏆

📢 Feb 5th – Quarterly Update to Tribal Council
We proudly shared our latest accomplishments and upcoming initiatives with our Tribal Council.

🌎 Feb 7th-9th – UNITY MIDYEAR Conference
We attended the conference with Native youth from across the country! From learning about digital storytelling to helping host the O’odham Cu:dk with our Sister Tribes, it was an unforgettable experience filled with knowledge, culture, and new friendships. 💡🌿

February’s been one for the books! Stay tuned for what’s next! 🚀

01/09/2025

Attention Native Middle School and High Schoolers! 📅

Join us on Saturday, February 1st, 2025 for a day packed with learning, fun activities, and the chance to connect with new friends while preparing for your future.

Big thanks to our youth artist Patricia Woody for her amazing artwork that will be featured at our conference!

Use this link for registration and more information: qrco.de/bffzTD

12/03/2024

Calling all young artists! 🎨✨ The Young River Peoples Council is on the hunt for a logo that captures the spirit of our upcoming youth conference: "Weaving the Baskets of Our Lives and Protecting our Future." Show us your creativity and you could win a prize and see your art featured in our promotions. There are no limits to your imagination!

If there are any questions please email [email protected] or call 480-362-3197

Link will be also be posted at the link in our bio and story highlights.

For more info and registration click here:
https://shorturl.at/fEaGt