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As one journey completes, another has just begun for Heaven Sepulveda, recent doctoral graduate from Arizona State University’s May Lou Fulton Teachers College and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member. Her dissertation, “From Community to Classroom,” was a one-day bus tour of the SRPMIC that took place on August 17 of last...
Students at the Kerr Center for Agriscience, a public school in Mesa, have a chance to learn hands-on skills in the agriscience and environmental sustainability fields through outdoor land lab lessons. One of the school’s programs allows for students to take care of an animal of their choice in preparation...
Gaining inspiration from the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s RedCan Graffiti Jam in South Dakota, Natasha Martinez created a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community version of the popular event. The Community’s first ever Echoes of the Akimel Festival was hosted by Youth Services and gave youth the opportunity to paint murals...
The first Indigenous educator to be named Arizona’s Teacher of the Year has been inducted into the Grand Canyon University Hall of Fame. Lynette Stant, a third-grade teacher at Salt River Schools, earned her master’s degree in 2006 from GCU. In 2022, she was named Arizona’s top teacher. She’s been...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Public Works Department installed three bus benches around the Community for students who use school buses as their main transportation to school. The Public Works Department, Utilities and Roads Division Roads Section were approached by a resident regarding placing benches at high traffic bus...
When Major League Baseball’s 2025 spring training season officially began, it was also time for everyone’s other favorite purple dinosaur to make an appearance in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the Colorado Rockies’ mascot, Dinger. On February 12, Salt River Schools’ students and their families gathered underneath the Salt...
The Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community plans to host a Native American convocation for students graduating in the Maricopa County Community College District. SRPMIC President Martin Harvier made the announcement on Wednesday, March 26, and it comes only weeks after the college district decided to cancel Native convocations to comply...
During the brand-new playground ribbon cutting ceremony in February, Salt River Elementary School Acting Principal Bryan “Coach” McCleney spoke from the heart about how important it is for all children to feel valued and welcomed. “About three years ago we started this project. It included staff, a lot of students,...
Nearly 100 Native youth took part in an identity conference in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community this winter. On February 1, Youth Services hosted its 8th annual Native Youth Identity Conference at the Accelerated Learning Academy. The conference was open for registration to all youth in grades 7-12. A...
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