On December 7, 1941, the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii, was attacked by 353 imperial Japanese aircraft. The attack destroyed 188 American aircraft and eight U.S. Navy battleships. Four of the battleships sank in the harbor: the California, the West Virginia, the Oklahoma and the Arizona. The toll was 2,403 […]

In the President’s Weekly Update on Friday, November 20, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community President Martin Harvier visited the Salt River Food Distribution Center and asked Food Program Coordinator Daniel Chiago a few questions about the processes there and how the food boxes are prepared and distributed to Community members.  Harvier and Chiago conducted a […]

For the 2020 U.S. General Election, Salt River Schools students were able to make grown-up decisions by participating in a mock election through the nonprofit, nonpartisan, grassroots-driven voter education program called Kids Voting Arizona. A total of 69 votes were cast for President and Vice President tickets, with 66.67% of the votes, 46 total, going […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Senior Environmental Specialist Jeremy Phillips, and the Community Development Department’s Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (CDD/EPNR) Division as a team, received the 2020 Conner Byestewa Jr. Environmentalist Award to recognize the efforts of individuals that have made and strengthened tribal self-government and improved human health and environmental conditions with Indian […]

For the third year in a row, the Salt River Police Department is running the No-Shave November campaign to raise funds for the Salt River Community Children’s Foundation. Some officers and other SRPD staff are letting their facial hair grow out during November. To continue the event, next up will be “Double Down December” and […]

With the help of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community departments, Social Services is continuing the near-decade run of the Christmas Angel Tree program this year. Senior Behavioral Health Counselor Annamari Hogan from Health and Human Services explained that the last day to apply to have your child sponsored was Friday, November 20, and there are […]

In a typical year, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community celebrates with a large number of fun and active events that bring everyone together to enjoy the holidays. The O’odham and Piipaash are known to be very social people, and our annual holidays are a time to be in each other’s presence, catch up, enjoy […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community President Martin Harvier, Vice-President Ricardo Leonard and Administrative staff met with federal officials on Thursday, October 28, at the Council Chambers for a health policy meeting and tour of the new River People Health Center.  President Harvier welcomed the guests, who included White House domestic policy staff and Indian Health […]