Dodie Manuel

Managing editor

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

Emergency Response Team Holds First-Aid Training

The Salt River-Community Emergency Response Team (SR-CERT) holds Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) training every month. On January 7, the SR-CERT held training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the automated external defibrillator (AED) at the Two Waters Complex. The training was a refresher for those who are already CPR/AED certified and reviewed how to […]

February 13, 2020

Community’s Red Dress Walk Brings Awareness, Remembrance of MMIW

The idea for an awareness walk to remember Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) was sparked during a class discussion late last year at the Salt River Schools’ GED Building in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Student Sophia Villalpando brought up the idea and then made the grassroots initiative a reality. Villalpando put her […]

February 13, 2020

25th Annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day at Arizona State Capitol

The Arizona State Capitol was packed on January 15 for the 25th annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day. Each January, the state legislature hosts the event either at the Arizona Senate gallery floor or the Arizona House of Representatives gallery floor. This year’s event was held at the House in a joint protocol session […]

February 13, 2020

Hundreds Attend First Community Biometric Screening at Wellness Expo

The StrongLife Wellness Program held its first event of 2020 on Saturday, January 11 at the Salt River Clinic. More than 1,000 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and their immediate family members began standing in line shortly after 8 a.m. on the brisk morning. The doors opened at 9 a.m. for attendees to receive […]

February 12, 2020

2020 Run Against Diabetes

On the very crisp morning of Saturday, January 25, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health Services, Diabetes Prevention Services held the 2020 Run Against Diabetes. The New Year’s “Journey to Wellness” road race included 5K, 2-mile and 1-mile runs and a Kid’s Dash. On-site registration was available, and the first 150 participants received a […]

February 11, 2020

Northeast Ambulatory Care Center Groundbreaking

On Friday, January 17, Joseph Remitera, director of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Department of Health and Human Services, welcomed SRPMIC President Martin Harvier; Vice-President Ricardo Leonard; Council representatives; Charles Ty Reidhead, M.D., director of the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service; as well as Community members, special guests and staff to the groundbreaking for the […]

December 5, 2019

History of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Flag

In October 2007, members of American Legion Post #114 and then Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Vice-President Martin Harvier flew across the Pacific Ocean to Honolulu, Hawaii, to retrieve one of the flags that once flew over the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor National Memorial. As veterans, veterans’ organizations and the nation prepare to […]

November 21, 2019

The Resilience of Salt River Volleyball

A sign said, “We Stand With Salt River High School—Indigenous Strong.” Another said, “Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Ba’ag.” Fans packed the gym and more signs were raised high as the young ladies representing Salt River High School volleyball took the court on Friday, October 25. The match against Caurus Academy in the Canyon Athletic […]

November 21, 2019

Salt River Elementary School Teacher Named Arizona Teacher of the Year

Thursday, October 24, 2019, is a date that will forever belong to educator Lynette Stant. On this day, the third-grade teacher at Salt River Elementary School was named 2020 Arizona Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Education Foundation at a special luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. To top it off, Phoenix Mayor […]

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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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