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“Telling the Stories of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community”

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“Telling the Stories of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community”

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SRPMIC Opens Transitional Housing North of Two-Waters Campus
May 11, 2023

SRPMIC Opens Transitional Housing North of Two-Waters Campus

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on April 13 to complete the transitional housing neighborhood located across from the Two Waters campus and Tribal Court. Called the Step To Empowerment Program (STEP) Transitional Housing Program, the neighborhood consists of 10 single and double housing units that will be overseen by the […]

SRPD Organized Law Enforcement Torch Run for 31st Consecutive Year
May 3, 2023

SRPD Organized Law Enforcement Torch Run for 31st Consecutive Year

On April 20, the Salt River Police Department held its annual SRPD Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR) to support the Special Olympics. After the torch was handed off, Salt River’s part of the course went down Beeline Highway (State Route 87) from the Salt River Landfill to the River People Health Center. The torch was […]

Get Out and Move Event
May 3, 2023

Get Out and Move Event

On April 8, Salt River Public Health put together Get Out and Move, an event held at the Salt River Community Building to motivate Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members to move around and start thinking about healthy choices as the weather changes from cool to warm. The event began with a walk/run down Longmore […]

Council Approves New Comprehensive Drug-Related Laws, Including Recreational Marijuana Use
April 13, 2023

Council Approves New Comprehensive Drug-Related Laws, Including Recreational Marijuana Use

On January 25, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Tribal Council voted to open a 30-day public comment period on proposed ordinances regarding drug and drug-related crimes, including provisions for the legalization of recreational marijuana use in the Community. At the time, Council wanted to have something tangible that the Community membership could look at […]

Youth Take to the Field to Learn Football
March 10, 2023

Youth Take to the Field to Learn Football

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth came out to take part in a Nike N7 football clinic on February 10. The clinic took place at the Salt River High School track and field and drew groups of youth from other tribal communities as well, including Ak-Chin, the Gila River Indian Community and urban centers.  The […]

Dogs and Owners Join in Virtual 5K for ‘Walk Your Dog Day’
March 10, 2023

Dogs and Owners Join in Virtual 5K for ‘Walk Your Dog Day’

Community Recreational Services’ Athletics Division of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted a virtual 5K walk (3 miles) to mark National Walk Your Dog Day. Dog owners could take their furry friends out for a walk anytime throughout the week of February 20-26. Owners could preregister for the walk and pick up their bib, […]

Nike N7 Baseball Experience Focuses on Physical Activity for Community Youth
March 10, 2023

Nike N7 Baseball Experience Focuses on Physical Activity for Community Youth

Nike wrapped up its N7 Sports Experience camps at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on February 18 with a baseball and softball clinic for youth from the SRPMIC, the Gila River Indian Community and the Ak-Chin Indian Community. The clinics offered a chance for youth aged 7 to 17, of all genders and abilities, […]

O’odham – Piipaash Walk & Run
February 21, 2023

O’odham – Piipaash Walk & Run

The Community Relations Office Events Division of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted a walk to honor the O’odham and Piipaash cultures of the Community on Saturday, February 4 at the Salt River High School/ALA football field and track.  “We are glad that you all could make it out,” said CRO Events Manager Yvonne […]

Community Member–Owned Business Features Future Entrepreneurs Market for SRPMIC Youth
February 16, 2023

Community Member–Owned Business Features Future Entrepreneurs Market for SRPMIC Youth

On Sunday, January 29, GoodLife Nutrition opened its doors to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth to sell their artwork, jewelry and food creations at its first-ever Future Entrepreneurs Market.  The market featured three artist tables for Vii Siymea Washington, Tiare Begay-Smith, and cousins Mataya Manuel, Kaylee Campeols and Nadia Andreas.  “We are trying to […]

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SRPMIC Member Becomes IFBB Bikini Professional Bodybuilder

SRPMIC Member Becomes IFBB Bikini Professional Bodybuilder

Leanne “Aimee” Velasquez, a 27-year-old Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, was working as a registered nurse when she decided to change up her routine of going to the gym in February 2020. Feeling intimidated and lost, she hired a fitness coach to help her get a new routine down. Her coach turned out to […]
River People Health Center Opens to Community Members

River People Health Center Opens to Community Members

The River People Health Center (RPHC) is now fully open to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, all other tribal enrollees and their family members under the age of 18. All services are now open, including primary care (family practice, pediatrics and internal medicine) as well as dental, optometry, podiatry and physical therapy. “The only […]
Northeast Ambulatory Care Center Topping Off Ceremony

Northeast Ambulatory Care Center Topping Off Ceremony

A little over six months ago, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council and staff from the Health and Human Services department gathered on an empty lot adjacent to the Beeline Pit Stop, on the southwest corner of Highway 87 (Beeline Highway) and McDowell Road, to mark the groundbreaking of the Northeast Ambulatory Care Center […]
COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive for Enrolled SRPMIC Members

COVID-19 Vaccination Incentive for Enrolled SRPMIC Members

On June 30, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council approved a COVID-19 vaccination incentive for SRPMIC members to increase the number of enrolled members getting vaccinated. Currently, only 29% of SRPMIC enrolled members living in Arizona have received the COVID-19 vaccination. A total of 1,947 are fully vaccinated and 201 have received one of […]
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