If you are out in your garden, especially during monsoon season or warm weather, you might see an abundance of ants (Totoñĭ in O’odham) maintaining their home on your plants and in the dirt around you. Sometimes, ants enter your home and travel around on the floor or the countertops, or they could end up […]

A new mural has been installed at the Salt River Justice Center, inside the Prosecutor’s Office. The mural, which celebrates the O’odham and Piipaash ways of life, was designed by Natasha Martinez, youth development specialist/fine arts coordinator for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Youth Services, and was painted with the help of the kids […]

On July 15, 1948, the Arizona Supreme Court, for the first time ever, recognized the right of Native Americans to vote in the state. This year marks the 75th anniversary of that important decision, and on July 14, the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) held a luncheon in honor of the anniversary at the […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s 12 Percent Gaming Grant Committee provided a 12% grant for the 2023 calendar year to the Human Services Campus (HSC) in Phoenix to assist the homeless population that is living on the streets around the campus. The grant funds from the Community are limited to this purpose. The HSC […]

Students from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Recreation Department’s summer camp program took part in a talent show on June 22 in the Community Building main hall. The talent show highlighted some hidden skills and talents in an effort to get more youth involved in summer activities. Recreation Social Programs Division Social Programs Manager […]

On June 23, crew members from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Day Worker Program, along with SRPMIC Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (EPNR) staff, unloaded a cord of firewood from a pickup truck at the Senior Center. The seniors will end up using the wood for cooking and planned events at the center. A […]

Community with an outgoing retirement luncheon at Talking Stick Resort. The room was packed with dignitaries, members of other fire departments, SRFD crew members, families, coworkers and SRPMIC leadership, many of whom came up to the podium to share their stories about Dash and present gifts, including a retirement axe and a plaque. “Thirty-five years. […]

On June 17, the 31st Annual Jr. Miss Salt River Pageant and 35th Annual Miss Salt River Pageant, presented by the Miss Salt River Committee, took place at the Salt River Pi-Copa Gym in front of an audience filled with Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, families and royalty from around Indian Country. The annual […]