The mariachi band was jammin’, the Salt River Seniors were shouting “Bingo!” andSanta was sleighing. The Community Christmas program in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community had something for everyone. The annual event took place Saturday, December 7, at the Two Waters Courtyard and featured a kids’ zone, 40-plus vendor...

Nelson Deer’s passion for playing the alto saxophone was on display this holiday season in front of his Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. So were his bandmates.  Deer, 17, a senior at Mesa High School, has been playing the saxophone since his fourth-grade days. On Friday, November 29, he marched...

I share this story as often as I can. I remember the eagles. I remember how close I was able to get. I sometimes wonder where they are now, where they have been and what they have seen. I especially remember the elders on that day that safely held them....