Dodie Manuel

Managing editor

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

SRPMIC Community Relations Director Celebrates 40 Years of Service

Longtime Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community employee Janet Johnson has reached her 40-year milestone working in the Community Relations Office. On Wednesday, November 30, Johnson’s staff held a celebratory reception marking her years of service to the Community. Current and former colleagues came by to reminisce and congratulate Johnson for all her hard work and […]

December 15, 2022

Hallmark Channel Presents Enchant, a Christmas Light Spectacular at Salt River Fields

A winter wonderland has arrived at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick this December. “Enchant,” presented by the Hallmark Channel, is one of the largest holiday-themed light events in the country, with another eight locations in Washington D.C., Texas, Nevada, California and Florida. The 10-acre walk-through, which is open until January 1, 2023, features the […]

December 15, 2022

Council Representative Tom Largo Holds Final District Meeting

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members gathered at the Way of Life Facility to take part in the last district meeting with Tom Largo on Monday, November 28. “I want to tell each and every one of you that it’s been an honor and pleasure to serve you,” said Largo, who has served for 24 […]

December 15, 2022

Donors and Sponsors Come Together to Provide Christmas Gifts to SRPMIC Children

With help from numerous donors this holiday season, the Salt River Christmas Angels Program was able to provide gifts to more than 500 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth. The Christmas Angels Program started accepting donations and sponsors in October, and in December all the donors began dropping off their gifts to the SRPMIC Social […]

December 15, 2022

YRPC Members Attend the NCAI 79th Annual Convention

Two members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Young River Peoples Council, Isaiah Wateuma and Damian Escovedo, attended the 79th Annual Convention of the National Congress of American Indians in Sacramento, California, which took place October 30 through November 4. Wateuma and Escovedo attended both the youth and tribal leader sessions. They attended a […]

December 15, 2022

Home Safety Tips During the Holidays

This holiday season, keep your home and family safe with a few safety tips from Salt River Fire Department’s Office of the Fire Chief, Captain Robert Scabby. First, the basics: Check your home’s smoke detectors and fire extinguishers to ensure they are in working order. Make sure you have a fully stocked first-aid kit, and […]

December 15, 2022

Community Christmas Program and Light Parade

December 5, 2022

Food Boxes Incorporate Indigenous Foods

As the holidays draw nearer, families in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community are receiving much-needed food supplies from Community departments. The SRPMIC Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, along with other Community departments, hosted a food distribution activity at the SRPMIC Food Bank on November 15. Sixty-one tribal food boxes were distributed. Each box […]

December 5, 2022

Employee Veterans Recognized for Service at Special Ceremony

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community employee veterans were recognized at a gathering at the Two Waters complex on November 10 for their service to the country in the United States armed forces. “I am privileged and honored to [be here] this morning,” said Glen Law, SRPMIC Administration director, who was the master of ceremonies for […]

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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 […]

Mesquite Usage by the O’odham and Piipaash

While walking here in the Valley, we often see mesquite trees with their seed pods dried up on the ground and don’t give them very much thought. However, those mesquite pods are a vital food source that has sustained the O’odham and Piipaash for hundreds of years. Along with many other indigenous foods, the mesquite […]

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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