By Tori Paukgana Youth Services Director On Friday, April 22, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Youth Services staff and member youth attended the Boys & Girls Club Celebrate Youth Gala at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort and Spa. The event included a silent auction, entertainment, dinner and program.  The youth nominated this year was […]

Original Press Release via The Arizona Diamondbacks The Arizona Diamondbacks and Casino Arizona, an enterprise owned and operated by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC), today announce a new partnership naming the popular casino and its sister property, Talking Stick Resort, as the ​​Official Casino and Resort Partner for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The new agreement […]

After more than a year of restoration, the historic Hayden House in Tempe has reopened and is now home to the offices of the Downtown Tempe Authority. The Hayden House, originally built in 1873, is the oldest continuously occupied building in Maricopa County and served as Monti’s La Casa Vieja restaurant beginning in the 1950s […]

Barb Wilkinson, interim principal at the Accelerated Learning Academy (ALA) on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, is showing her adult students and coworkers that you can thrive while balancing being a new parent and having to work. The previous principal at ALA resigned in March, and Wilkinson was asked to fill the position in […]

Legacy Village of Salt River, a luxury senior living facility, is officially open for business after waiting for over a year due to the pandemic. On April 28, Legacy Village held a ribbon-cutting ceremony in their center courtyard in front of staff, community partners and residents to mark the occasion. “We are so honored and […]

One of the services offered at the new River People Health Center helps Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, employees and other enrolled affiliated tribal members gain knowledge about eating well as part of a healthy lifestyle. The Nutrition Services department started serving diabetes patients with one-on-one appointments in April. It welcomes any patient who […]

Longtime Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Fire Department employee Joan Wood has been promoted to the position of fire captain, making her the first female SRPMIC member to hold the title. Wood follows in the footsteps of Salt River Fire Department Battalion Chief Melanie Lake to move up in the ranks and take on a […]

As we head toward summer and the weather begins to get hotter, Salt River Fire Department Fire Marshal Dustin Zamboni shares some summer safety tips to protect your family, pets and home.  After the record-breaking rainy season last year, there is an abundance of weeds and grass growing in yards around the Community. This is […]