Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community garden tech Amson Collins has an encyclopedic knowledge of the O’odham way of life as it pertains to storytelling, nature and growing seeds. From paying attention to the stories and O’odham prophecies taught by elders, he has a particular understanding of the important role that seeds and plants play in […]

Tempe Butte in downtown Tempe, also known in O’odham as Oidbaḍ Do’ag and in Piipaash as Xwe Nyakuuly, is a culturally significant site for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the Four Southern Tribes of Arizona. Tempe Butte was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011 after the City of Tempe […]

On November 22, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and artist Jeffrey Fulwilder unveiled a custom table that he helped design for the Labriola National American Indian Data Center at the Hayden Library on Arizona State University’s Tempe campus. The table was produced through a collaborative process that also included designers Selina Martinez (Yaqui), Herberger […]

At a Tempe Union High School District (TUHSD) Governing Board meeting on September 15, representatives from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Ak-Chin Indian Community, Gila River Indian Community and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe hosted a special presentation of each Community’s flag. The Navajo Nation flag also was included, but a representative was not present. […]

Sal LaPuma III, transit manager for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Department of Transportation, has completed his Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) certification exam, which makes him a Certified Community Transit Manager (CCTM). The CTAA recognizes the importance of basic transportation so people can access work, education, healthcare and social opportunities that build […]

If you have good communication skills and a desire to help people and make a difference in your community, a Salt River Public Safety dispatcher job could be for you. The Salt River Police Department is currently looking to fill one supervisor position and six dispatcher positions. Community members are invited to apply to join […]

As more consumers choose to shop online rather than in person, the FBI’s Phoenix Field Office recently issued a press release about the many different types of scams to be aware of this holiday season. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), Arizona ranked 14th out of the 50 states in the number […]

On December 7, which marked the 80th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the American Legion Bushmasters Post 114 and Discover Salt River presented an all-day commemoration at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River. More than 600 people attended the event in total, and the day was extra special due to the […]