The sky-blue Jordans Alyssa Thomas wears are as loud and flashy as she is steady and unpretentious. With quiet strength, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community student-athlete has dominated her first varsity basketball season for Mesa’s Westwood High School. The Warriors faced fierce competition this season, starting with a victory...
On July 12, the San Carlos Apache Tribe declared a state of emergency due to the Watch Fire that has destroyed the area near 7 Mile and Peridot districts on the San Carlos Reservation. Firefighters and first-responders have been working tirelessly to contain the fire, which is reported at being...
This year, the Westwood High School Warriors varsity baseball team secured a spot in the annual Arizona Interscholastic Association (AIA) 6A conference play-in tournament. Winners of the play-in advance to the conference playoffs, with the baseball state championship on the line. Coming into their play-in game, an away game on April 18 against Basha High […]
On January 26, the Coronado High School Dons varsity boys basketball team traveled to Tempe for a matchup against their local rival, the Tempe High Buffaloes. Sophomore student-athlete and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Julian Crowley got the start and showed why he’s one of the leaders on this year’s varsity team for the […]
By Kari Haahr To cap off Scottsdale’s annual Western Week celebration, which began on January 27, the Arizona American Indian Tourism Association held its annual Arizona Indian Festival on February 3 and 4 at the Scottsdale Civic Center. While Western Week as a whole is a celebration of Scottsdale’s identity as part of the “Old […]
By Nalani Lopez Residents and visitors in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community come across a variety of animals, both domestic and wild. The Animal Control Unit, one of the Salt River Police Department’s specialty units, protects and serves the four-legged creatures that call the Community home. “We enforce the [SRPMIC Code of Ordinances] regarding […]
This year’s Westwood High School girls’ junior varsity basketball team has been spending the last two months continuing to develop their skills and learning how to win as a team. They began their season with back-to-back losses against Boulder Creek and Cesar Chavez high schools on December 6 and 11, respectively. However, the girls were […]