Inside a Dallas Construction office trailer stationed at the Salt River Day School construction site, a couple dozen people file in around noon and gather for a warm catered meal. Most of them are Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members who are working on some phase of the project to...

It began with a flag. One by one they stepped to their left in unison, each holding a section of the U.S. flag. They stopped four times to raise the flag briefly on one side to each of the cardinal directions. After the fourth raise, the Salt River veterans and...

Throughout the afternoon of Friday, November 22, the top male and female weightlifters who reside or work in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community competed in a bench press competition at the Way of Life Facility’s (WOLF) Fitness Center to see who the top lifter in each weight category would...

Twenty-five years ago, on November 6, 1999, more than 35,000 people attended the Tempe Town Lake Festival, an event marking the dedication of the new Tempe Town Lake, near the southwest edge of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The new recreational attraction sits at the heart of a dry...

On November 8, the 108th Army Band kicked off this year’s Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Employee Veterans event at the Two Waters Courtyard with an array of music, also featuring a saxophone quartet section. SRPMIC Veterans Representative Troy Truax Jr. was the master of ceremonies for the event. “It’s...

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community celebrated Veterans Day on November 11 at the Salt River Community Building by honoring Community members who have served in all branches of the military. Veteran’s representative Amanda White said that she’s happy that there were more Community members attending than on previous Community...

The Indigenous Artist Continuum Hekiu, which means “past” in O’odham, aims to go above and beyond land acknowledgments on the ancestral lands of the O’odham, Piipaash and Yoeme and has offered its multifaceted cultural expertise via consultation and art-for-hire services to businesses and municipalities across the Valley. Three Hekiu members,...

There was an abundance of cute little Marios, Mickey Mouses, princesses and fairies at the Early Childhood Education Center’s annual Goodie Gathering, held on October 29. “This is an ongoing tradition for the ECEC students, family and staff,” said ECEC Family Involvement Specialist Carmen Briones. This year, 240 students wore...