Senior Services Recreation celebrated St. Patrick’s Day by serving more than 380 seniors on March 16 for their monthly giveaway. The seniors were able to try their luck in receiving a golden ticket to claim a prize, green beads, a St. Patrick’s Day-themed mask and a delicious bakery treat. The curbside event was held simultaneously […]

On March 17, the Arizona Foundation for Women (AFW) held its annual fundraising event at the Chateau Luxe in Phoenix. The event, called the Silver Soirée, honored national and local women changemakers. This year, musical icon Sheila E. received the Sandra Day O’Connor Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her contributions through her music, advocacy […]

The River People Health Center (RPHC) is now fully open to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, all other tribal enrollees and their family members under the age of 18. All services are now open, including primary care (family practice, pediatrics and internal medicine) as well as dental, optometry, podiatry and physical therapy. “The only […]

On February 21, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) made a stop at the office of the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) in Phoenix with Congressman Tom O’Halleran for a listening session with tribal leaders and a discussion of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is bringing $13 billion to […]

At a February 10 Council meeting, the City of Tempe authorized a step to negotiate with Sunbelt Holdings and Venue Projects to create a plan for the preservation and redevelopment of the 5-acre Hayden Flour Mill property adjacent to the Hayden (Tempe) Butte Preserve. The City of Tempe said that a committee composed of members […]

On February 28, Brophy College Preparatory, a Jesuit high school in Phoenix, hosted a Native Land Prayer Service on Brophy’s baseball field, for which the school invited several notable O’odham and Piipaash leaders and expressed their land acknowledgment to students and guests. Brophy said that the service was meant to be not only a land […]

In the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council meeting on February 23, Council approved by motion a request to move the Young River People’s Council (YRPC) back to the Youth Services department from the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (OCLA). The factors that went into the administrative move involve the four core areas outlined […]

The Salt River Family Read-Aloud Challenge is being promoted by Salt River Schools to encourage all Salt River families to gather together to tell stories and read aloud. The challenge lasts for 90 days, and the goal of the challenge is for each family to complete 25 oral stories or books by May 4.  To […]