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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a study on December 17 which shows that American Indians (AI) and Alaska Natives (AN) have a death rate from COVID-19 at 1.8 times greater than non-Hispanic whites, based on data from 14 participating states. According to the study, there is excess risk, especially for […]
For Thanksgiving, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Social Services Kinship Program collaborated with Bashas’ grocery stores to provide a choice of a boxed meal or a Bashas’ store voucher for 50 families. The meal came with a turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, cranberry sauce, dinner rolls and a pie. Meals went to kinship […]
In a new ProPublica and Rhodium Group study, six of Arizona’s counties are among the top 100 most at risk of being uninhabitable in the nation in the next 20 to 40 years due to climate change. Pinal County is listed as the second most at-risk, while Maricopa County is ranked number 92. If you […]
On December 10, a new documentary called Parched premiered on YouTube about the creation of the art exhibition Parched: The Art of Water in the Southwest, which explores the role of climate change and increasing demands for water in shaping culture, land and animal habitat. The documentary was produced by the Center for Ecosystem Science […]
Microsoft Teams is coming to Salt River Schools after months of planning by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Information Technology staff, Professional Development and Salt River Schools staff. The process started in mid-March, and around August, when school was supposed to start, Microsoft Teams was approved for use. In the meantime, students have been […]
On a December day at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River on tribal land, a Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance was held to honor the more than 2,400 people who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. Many Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, visitors and veterans were in attendance in person to […]
The traditional Piipaash and O’odham family and creation stories and harvests continue as usual for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members who are not fazed by the limitations forced by the pandemic, and for those who feel a deep, necessary duty to keep cultural traditions strong during the winter months. Jacob Butler, coordinator of the […]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Way of Life Facility (WOLF) remains closed according to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community guidelines, and so the Salt River Library is continuing to stay virtual with programs offered through the WOLF Facebook page. “We, along with the other divisions of Community Recreational Services, have strived to offer virtual programming […]
Discover Salt River, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s tourism department, has set up a geocache tour around the Talking Stick Entertainment District. Geocaching is a worldwide game using GPS to create a treasure hunt. Geocaches are hidden in containers which can be found using GPS coordinates with your phone or other devices. Seven caches are […]
