Dodie Manuel

Managing editor

480-362-7731 - Dodie.Manuel@SRPMIC-nsn.gov

Salt River Public Works Department Continues Essential Services to SRPMIC During COVID-19 Pandemic

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Public Works Department is one of the major departments that keeps the Community going every day. It has more than 200 skilled and professional workers who provide a number of services to the SRPMIC members, employees, visitors and commercial enterprises. The department has four divisions: Administration; Community Services; Facilities […]

September 30, 2020

SRPMIC Member Business owner Profile: Air Conditioning and Heating – RMG Mechanical

Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A:My husband had 12 years’ experience as an HVAC tech, working for several big companies. He was at a point where he felt he could work for himself. He passed the Arizona Registrar of Contractors exam […]

September 30, 2020

Arizona House Candidate Debbie Nez-Manuel Donates Masks to SRPMIC

Debbie Nez-Manuel (D), who ran in the August primary to represent Arizona Legislative District 26, donated masks to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on Thursday, September 10. Receiving the donation on behalf of the Community were SRPMIC Council Representatives Wi-bwa Grey, Archie Kashoya and Tom Largo. Council forwarded the masks on to the “Be […]

September 30, 2020

Community Business Q&A: Aw-Thum Crafts and Education

Owner: Royce Manuel Year established: 2006-2007 Services: Workshops and demonstrations on traditional O’odham culture and crafts Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A: In 2006 I had already been leading small cultural workshops for the Community. I was doing the bows and arrows for a long […]

September 30, 2020

Border Wall Construction Affecting Quitobaquito Springs

For the last two months, members from the O’odham sister tribes have come together to protest the construction of the border wall with Mexico where it crosses the Tohono O’odham Nation. Members from Akimel, Onk Akimel, Hia-ced and the Tohono gathered to peacefully protest. This protest came about because the construction contractor is using water […]

September 24, 2020

OAN Connects – Episode 19

In this weeks episode of OAN Connects we speak to our very own co-host Marissa Johnson on her recent participation in the NARD Virtual Fashion Show. How to set up Google Alerts. And an interview with die-hard Arizona Cardinals fan Valerie Denight, on her hopes for the rest of the season. Watch the full NARD […]

September 17, 2020

What Is Domestic Violence and Where Can I Find Help?

Domestic violence is a term that describes a special type of abuse. Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior that harms a person’s family or partner both physically and emotionally. According to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Domestic Violence Education & Support Group brochure: “Generally, domestic violence is a pattern of controlling behaviors, including […]

September 17, 2020

OAN Podcast Episode 18

On this week’s episode of OAN Podcast: September 17, 2020 Issue Recap – Covid-19 updated numbers in the Community – President Harvier’s weekly recap – Domestic Violence: What is it and Where Can I Find Help? – SRPD Dispatch Supervisor Marcy Thomas Graduates From Training Program – SRPMIC Flu Shot Campaign to Begin in October […]

September 16, 2020

SRPMIC Member Business owner Profile: Rezhawk Towing and Recovery, LLC

Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A: It’s everyone’s dream to be their own boss, and when I started working for the Community, I started learning a lot of things that would be beneficial to us, such as the procurement policy that […]

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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 […]

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 […]

Adult Deferred Per Capita Program Offers Financial Benefits

The deadline for the Adult Deferred Per Capita Program is approaching quickly, September 30 for the 2023 calendar year, so don’t miss your opportunity to save money and reduce your taxable income. The Adult Deferred Per Capita Program applies to two demographics: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community adults who receive per capita and minors who […]

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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