Although COVID-19 set new guidelines on how to celebrate the Halloween season this year, that did not stop the SRPMIC’s Community Relations Events team from presenting the annual Fall Festival. To keep the spooky spirit going, the Fall Festival was celebrated virtually, with three contests this year: pumpkin decorating, house decorating and the annual costume […]

While walking here in the Valley, we often see mesquite trees with their seed pods dried up on the ground and don’t give them very much thought. However, those mesquite pods are a vital food source that has sustained the O’odham and Piipaash for hundreds of years. Along with many other indigenous foods, the mesquite […]

Since July 15, 2019, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has been taking entries from Community members to help name the new Northeast Ambulatory Care Center that is currently being built in the Community. The naming contested ended on January 30, 2020, and the judging panel has finally announced its selection. The winners of the […]

On Thursday, September 24, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Cultural Resources Department (CRD) held a beam-signing ceremony for the highly anticipated Repository and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) buildings. The ceremony was limited to a small number of guests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but an acceptable number of CRD, Public […]

As the fall and winter holidays are now around the corner, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members are wondering what their Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and other holiday celebrations will look like this year. Will the SRPMIC have new guidelines set for these celebrations, or will we continue to abide by the Community’s Curfew to […]

Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business?  A: We had a landscaping business in the past called Arturo’s Landscaping, and he decided he wanted to work with Ranker and he moved with them to a different plant near Florence. We decided to start […]

The Arizona Travel ID driver license/ID card deadline was originally scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the deadline has been extended for one more year, to October 1, 2021.  If you use an Arizona driver’s license or ID card to travel by air, you will need […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has about 20,000 acres of open range land that many animals call home, from bald eagles to coyotes to javelinas and bobcats. Brian Gewecke from the Range Management Program and Environmental Protection and Natural Resources (EPNR), which is part of the Community Development Department (CDD), has the important role […]