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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. […]
Harvesting the Fruit of the Prickly Pear
The O’odham and Piipaash people traditionally collected many indigenous plants in the Sonoran Desert. Many people continue to go out today and collect them when they are in bloom. The fruit of the prickly pear cactus, I:ibhai in O’odham, is one of the best traditional foods to collect from the summer through the beginning of […]
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Ben Anton Throws Out Ceremonial First Pitch at Diamondbacks’ Season Finale
Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at an Arizona Diamondbacks baseball game is a fantastic way to celebrate your birthday. A few months ago, Casino Arizona held a raffle contest for their staff. The winner of the raffle would be selected to throw out the ceremonial first pitch during the…
Rianna Tate Wins Match at Spartan Invitational 19
With a hulking black helicopter parked behind them and the Superstition Mountains in the background, the Rezdogs Jiu Jitsu team from the Wa:k San Xavier District on the Tohono O’odham Nation joined Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Rianna “Ona Bear” Tate in a circle and stacked their hands in…
Sialik King Crowned Miss Indian Arizona
Taking her place alongside previous Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community royalty, the 23-year-old daughter of Kyland King and Cynthia Claw-King officially added her name to the list as she was crowned the 64th Annual Miss Indian Arizona. The 64th queen of Indigenous Arizona has arrived. Sialik King, Salt River Pima-Maricopa…
Getting to Know the ACESDV Team
Learn about the team behind the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence and how they collaborate with management and staff in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. 3 Takeaways: For quite some time now, the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence (ACESDV) has been providing valuable…
Sialik King Crowned Miss Indian Arizona
Taking her place alongside previous Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community royalty, the 23-year-old daughter of Kyland King and Cynthia Claw-King officially added her name to the list as she was crowned the 64th Annual Miss Indian Arizona. The 64th queen of Indigenous Arizona has arrived. Sialik King, Salt River Pima-Maricopa…
13 Successful Years with Ann Cvelich
The Courtyard by Marriott Scottsdale Salt River and the Residence Inn Scottsdale Salt River have reached incredible heights in the hospitality field, occupying the top two spots for hotels in Scottsdale on Tripadvisor for the last seven years. Ann Cvelich joined Marriott in 1981, and she has worked at multiple…
