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Kennise McGertt Continues Flag Tossing with ASU Marching Band
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Kennise McGertt has had quite an adventure since graduating from Mountain View High School in May. McGertt traveled to more than 20 states while on tour with the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps over the summer. When she returned in mid-August, she began her first year of college, attending […]
Kennise McGertt Continues Flag Tossing with ASU Marching Band
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Kennise McGertt has had quite an adventure since graduating from Mountain View High School in May. McGertt traveled to more than 20 states while on tour with the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps over the summer. When she returned in mid-August, she began her first year of college, attending […]
SRPMIC Member Becomes IFBB Bikini Professional Bodybuilder
Leanne “Aimee” Velasquez, a 27-year-old Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, was working as a registered nurse when she decided to change up her routine of going to the gym in February 2020. Feeling intimidated and lost, she hired a fitness coach to help her get a new routine down. Her coach turned out to […]
Jacob Butler Becomes Chair of Native Seeds/SEARCH
After serving on the board of Native Seeds/SEARCH since 2017, Community Garden Coordinator Jacob Butler will now serve as chair of the board for the nonprofit seed-conservation organization based in Tucson. Butler has a big presence in the Community, having served as Community garden coordinator for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for 16 years. […]
Taté Walker Talks ‘The Trickster Riots’ and Collaborating With Family
Salt River Schools Communications and Public Affairs Director Taté Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota) has released a new poetry collection called “The Trickster Riots” with illustrations by their 14-year-old child, painter and graphic artist Ohíya Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/Red Lake Ojibwe/Mvskoke Creek). For […]
Recent Stories
SRPMIC Seniors Compete in California Chair Volleyball Tournament
Story and photos By Wanda White EyesTranscribed by Juan Ysaguirre In early October, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community seniors traveled to Pala, California, in northern San Diego County, to compete in a chair volleyball tournament hosted by the Pala Band of Mission Indians. The following is a write-up about the…
Trevor Waters Talks Roping Steer and Life at the Rodeo
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Trevor Waters has been interested in roping steer at the rodeo since he was about 12 years old. At the time, he reached out to his uncle Shay Enos, who had an arena and five cattle and roped all the time. “He’s the one…
SRPMIC Helps Clean Planet Earth with Fall Overhaul and Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Days
On October 18 and 19, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community did its part in ensuring Mother Earth remains free and clear of manmade pollutants by hosting two events on consecutive days, the Fall Overhaul and a Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Day and shredding event. The events were a collaboration…
SRPMIC Helps Clean Planet Earth with Fall Overhaul and Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Days
On October 18 and 19, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community did its part in ensuring Mother Earth remains free and clear of manmade pollutants by hosting two events on consecutive days, the Fall Overhaul and a Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Day and shredding event. The events were a collaboration…
SRPMIC Helps Clean Planet Earth with Fall Overhaul and Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Days
On October 18 and 19, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community did its part in ensuring Mother Earth remains free and clear of manmade pollutants by hosting two events on consecutive days, the Fall Overhaul and a Household Hazardous Waste Recycling Day and shredding event. The events were a collaboration…
SRPMIC Assistant Community Manager Spotlight: Doran Dalton
Over the next few issues of O’odham Action News, we will be highlighting the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s four assistant community managers (ACM) as part of a new awareness campaign to spotlight ACM responsibilities and the government departments they each oversee. The idea is to allow the Community at…
