By Kari Haahr To cap off Scottsdale’s annual Western Week celebration, which began on January 27, the Arizona American Indian Tourism Association held its annual Arizona Indian Festival on February 3 and 4 at the Scottsdale Civic Center.  While Western Week as a whole is a celebration of Scottsdale’s identity as part of the “Old […]

By Nalani Lopez In recent decades, the traditional game of toka has found its way back to the O’odham women of the Sonoran Desert. In the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Community member Jessica Ruiz, shared the ins and outs of the recreational sport with interested women on January 31 at the Salt River Tribal Library. The […]

By Nalani Lopez Inside the Accelerated Learning Academy on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, sounds of cumbia music filled the halls as students and families gathered for Salt River Schools’ Education Native Language and Culture Program’s Vaila Night on January 17. In the ALA cafeteria, the great tunes could be traced to the band […]

By Nalani Lopez Residents and visitors in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community come across a variety of animals, both domestic and wild.  The Animal Control Unit, one of the Salt River Police Department’s specialty units, protects and serves the four-legged creatures that call the Community home.  “We enforce the [SRPMIC Code of Ordinances] regarding […]

It’s a backyard pastime that never gets old. Cornhole, a popular game in which players toss beanbags into a hole on a raised wooden board, made it to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Way of Life Facility on January 19 in a miniature tournament for seniors sponsored by Community Recreational Services (CRS). Already at […]

Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, Victoria “Tigg” Wood grew up in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community influenced by the drive and successes of loved ones and their business ventures. Wood’s father, Malcolm Wood, was the owner of Bee-Bee’s Towing & Repair, and her uncle Daniel Wood had a business called Cakes By Pie. […]

The Healthy Lifestyle Series, a program offered by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Recreational and Educational Services, continued its January events with Edward “Pacer” Reina sharing his wellness journey.  On January 17, inside the Accelerated Learning Academy auditorium, Reina spoke and led a slideshow presentation discussing his childhood, his football career in high school, […]

The long-awaited 51,000-square-foot Salt River Recycling Center facility located at the landfill on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is now open for business. Built and managed by Republic Services, the new center will be able to process eight truckloads an hour, or 40 tons of material, according to Sidiq Young, Republic Services general manager, […]