“The Mystery of Now,” A Documentary Featuring Apache Skateboards, to Debut Locally at Globe-Miami-San Carlos Mountainfilm on Tour “Growing up, I didn’t see any Native pro-skaters. It was me creating for myself,” remembers Apache Skateboards team rider Doug Miles Jr. “It’s just what I wish someone else would’ve done when …
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La Casita Celebrates 72 Years
Everything old is new again, as a 72-year-old restaurant in historic downtown Globe recently celebrated its grand re-opening. No, La Casita Cafe hadn’t been closed, but the torch had been passed to a new generation, and the family thought that was something worth celebrating. Adrianne “Annie” Villalobos and her Aunt …
Read More »Skating on Native Land
This article by Vincent Schilling, Associate Editor for Indian Country Today, is reprinted with permission. It first appeared online in January 2019. Native skaters, punks and bad-asses featured in short film by director Audrey Buchanan, a NatGeo “Official Selection.” Doug Miles, San Carlos Apache, says he never smiles. Due to …
Read More »Work of Local Photographer Liz Eaton on Display at CVCA
She can often be seen with her trusty camera at community events, or taking pictures and schmoozing with roadwork crews, or maybe holding court at the local coffee shop. Her Facebook page is a rich chronicle of the people and places of the Globe-Miami region and her photos are on …
Read More »Aquatic center advocates invite Supervisors to take a dive into long-awaited project
By Carol Broeder and David Abbott The proposed Cobre Valley Regional Aquatic Center (CVRAC) just might help foster better communication among family, friends and neighbors, improve the overall health of residents in the Globe-Miami area and make it more attractive to businesses that want to set up shop locally. …
Read More »Historic Bridges of Gila County
Gila County is home to more than 20 historic bridges. Nine of them are listed on the National Registry of Historic Places, the official list of U.S. buildings, sites, and objects that are worth preserving for their significance in American history. “Many who visit from out of town and …
Read More »Endangered language
When a language disappears, culturized traditions and local knowledge are lost. So too, a way of life, and a unique worldview. Within the next 50 years, nearly half of the world’s roughly 6,500 languages could be lost. Western Apache, the official language of the San Carlos and White Mountain reservations …
Read More »SYMTP presents ‘Shrek The Musical Jr.’
The Summer Youth Musical Theatre Program will present “Shrek The Musical Jr.’ at High Desert Middle School, located at 4000 High Desert Dr., beginning on Friday, July 5. Watch as Shrek (Joey Keel), Donkey (Ally Shank) and fellow fairytale misfits fight a fearsome dragon (Ruby Parker), save a feisty princess …
Read More »What War Bonnets can tell us about Culture
By Deni Seymour For years, I’ve been collecting photographs of Native American headdresses on a private Pinterest board—photographs I’ve found while investigating Southwestern weaponry, warrior and ceremonial garb, as well as the more mundane aspects of clothing, footwear, and material culture. As an anthropologist and historian I have a natural …
Read More »New book features Gila County ranch-raised kids
Ranch kids are different. They grow up with purpose. Responsibilities. Pride in tradition and a love for the land they live on. “They look you in the eye,” says Seth Joel, a photographer from New York. “L.A. kids don’t do that.” “Respect for the family is tremendous,” says Charlie Holland, …
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