Submitted by Kim Secakuku Media Relations Specialist, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced recommendations for a third COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised individuals. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Department of Health and Human Services is prepared to provide this third shot to those in the Salt […]

Ramón Lopez: Ramóncito and Company Ramón Lopez is a waila/chicken scratch musician from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community who plays with his band Ramóncito and Company. Growing up, Lopez said he didn’t have any musical influences until his grandma took him to his first dance when he was 9 years old. As he became […]

The Salt River Pima pea is a tan pea that came to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community via the Spanish a few centuries ago. The journey of this pea comes with many stories; some are lost in time, and other stories can be traced back through oral tradition and the documentation from Community members […]

Accelerated Learning Academy (ALA) students at Salt River Schools can get the extra help they need to succeed at Saturday School, an in-person session led by certified teachers on Saturdays. Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, a teacher at ALA, said that the Saturday School staff consists of the same teachers the students have during the week, so they […]

The FBI Phoenix Field office is warning the public about phishing and spoofing scams, which disproportionately affect people over the age of 60. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), more than 240,000 victims across the U.S. in 2020 reported about $50 million in losses due to phishing scams. Victims of spoofing scams […]

As the summer months begin a transition to fall, local gardeners are able to plant fall and winter crops from seed. With the Native Seeds/SEARCH (NS/S) Native American Seed Request Program, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and all Indigenous peoples in the Southwest region can receive up to 10 free seed packets per household […]

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 81,000 drug overdose deaths occurred in the United States in the 12 months ending in May 2020, the highest number of overdose deaths ever recorded in a 12-month period. The CDC says synthetic opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, appear to be the […]

Arizona State University will be receiving funds toward its Preparing Educators for Arizona’s Indigenous Community (PEAIC) Project, which is expected to prepare 140 Indigenous educators in their career pursuits. The U.S. Department of Education has allocated $1.4 million through its Indian Education Professional Development Grants Program, and the Arizona Department of Education is allocating $1 […]