Leadership from the Four O’odham Sibling Tribes convened at the Gila River Indian Community’s (GRIC) Huhugam Heritage Center on March 5 for a roundtable discussion with U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg about transportation infrastructure projects and needs within their tribal communities. This was Secretary Buttigieg’s second stop at the GRIC. The first […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Veterans Services Department held a Veterans Open House on February 23 at the Round House Café. The event offered resources and information to support Community veterans, their families and SRPMIC employees who are veterans. The event provided services such as health insurance eligibility and enrollment, benefits and claims assistance, […]

It all started with a sour experience at a lemonade stand at a festival a few years ago. In a quest to find a better lemonade, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members Nicole Corral and Devon Hayes went out on a limb and decided to start their own lemonade business with their kids. Corral, who […]

Over the next six months, the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and contractor Spartan Infrastructure, Inc., will be replacing power lines within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. This will complete the emergency repairs which began after the July 17, 2022, severe windstorm that damaged 3.5 miles of high-voltage electrical transmission line in the Lehi […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Chief of Police Karl Auerbach is now officially retired after 32 years of service to the Community and serving as the 10th chief of the Salt River Police Department for the past eight years. A day after being honored for his service by SRPMIC leadership in the Talking Stick Resort […]

For the past few years, many sober living homes across the Valley that were meant to provide behavioral healthcare services for people experiencing problems with substance abuse have been operating illegally. The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS, Arizona’s Medicaid insurance program) has determined that these sober living homes are often managed by unlicensed […]

There’s nothing quite like the sound of the crack of the bat echoing around the ballpark in the spring. Baseball is officially back at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. On February 23, the Colorado Rockies hosted the 14th Spring Training Opening Day with the Colorado Rockies vs. […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Office of Legislative Affairs and the Get Out the Vote Ad-Hoc Committee brought the love for voting to the Round House Café on February 14 for the Make a Date to Vote on Valentine’s Day outreach event. Throughout the morning and afternoon, staff and committee members handed out swag […]