After serving the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for the past six years, former Council member Wi-Bwa Grey now looks toward her new beginning. Her Council tenure came to an end in December after November’s SRPMIC tribal election results were announced.  When she was first sworn in on January 23,...

A new era has begun for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.  During the SRPMIC general election in November, three council seats were voted on by the people. In District I (Salt River), two seats were open and in District II (Lehi), one seat.  David Antone and Su:k Fulwilder won...

A new public health initiative from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Public Health Injury Prevention Program debuted at the Way of Life Facility (WOLF) on November 21. The initiative provides brand-new helmets for skaters at the facility’s skate park, as well as for recreational scooter and bike riders. A...

On a warm fall morning at the Accelerated Learning Academy campus in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the best Indigenous baseball and softball athletes in the Valley flashed their leather during the inaugural Indigenous Spring Ball Showcase.  This year, management and staff from the Phoenix Indian Center have been...

The holiday season is a special time to create new memories while enjoying a warm meal with family members and other loved ones. Sadly, food insecurity is a very real problem. In the state of Arizona, 1 in 5 children grow up in poverty and come from families that are...

Sometimes, a small token of appreciation can go a long way.  “When the ‘Pay It Forward’ mantra started, it made a lot of people do nice things for others unexpectedly,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health Educator Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty during a November 26 webinar presentation on expressing gratitude during...

The mariachi band was jammin’, the Salt River Seniors were shouting “Bingo!” andSanta was sleighing. The Community Christmas program in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community had something for everyone. The annual event took place Saturday, December 7, at the Two Waters Courtyard and featured a kids’ zone, 40-plus vendor...

Nelson Deer’s passion for playing the alto saxophone was on display this holiday season in front of his Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. So were his bandmates.  Deer, 17, a senior at Mesa High School, has been playing the saxophone since his fourth-grade days. On Friday, November 29, he marched...