On May 28, I attended the annual Drive and Thrive event hosted by Indigenous Community Collaborative and Matriarch Mixer at Talking Stick Golf Club. The day included a network mixer, lunch with the keynote speaker, a Q&A followed by a golf clinic, and a round of golf. The day was...

After 26 years of service with the Salt River Fire Department as a firefighter/paramedic, Oscar Merritt has retired. The SRFD held a retirement gathering for Merritt on June 1 at the new fire department headquarters on Chaparral Road. Merritt’s family members sat beside him as he listened to the many...

S’he:kig Vecij ‘Ahidag! (“Happy New Year” in O’odham) Mataam Mpisxaayk Nyshnyaash Xotk (“New Year’s Day Is Good” in Piipaash) Discover Salt River, the tourism division of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, invited Community partners to Great Wolf Lodge on June 9 for their annual meeting and Salt River New...

In this episode, Juan Ysaguirre and Zoe Hernandez sit down with Saguaro High School student, Myson Galindo, who was recently selected to join the prestigious youth leadership program. UNITY’s 25 Under 25. Enjoy this awesome conversation with Myson. Check out Galindo’s recent Q and A with OAN by clicking here....

3 takeaways: History once again repeated in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community as a rare piece of U.S. history made a stop here. This time it took place on June 17 at the USS Arizona Memorial Gardens at Salt River Fields.  An event designed to commemorate the 25th anniversary...

Days after parading around the warning track at Chase Field for a pre-game Native American Recognition Day celebration, Native American youth athletes took to the diamond to compete in the D-Backs Inter-Tribal Youth Baseball & Softball Tournament, presented by Talking Stick Resort, from June 8 to 11. All games were...

The Arizona Diamondbacks honored members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and other tribal communities from across the state on June 7 at Chase Field in Phoenix with their annual Native American Recognition Day, also known as NARD. Before the Diamondbacks players took the field, Native Americans were placed...

With the return of our infamous Arizona heat, residents in the Valley and statewide are noticing a spike in bugs and reptiles, especially snakes. But have no fear—like the rest of us, these creatures are likely just looking for a place to beat the heat. The most common snakes found...