The NAGI Foundation held its monthly Animal Health Clinic for dogs and cats on November 19 and 20 at the Salt River Baseball Field. The clinic was hosted in partnership with the Arizona Humane Society and the Department of Environmental Health to provide wellness exams, vaccines, flea and tick prevention, heartworm prevention for dogs, microchipping […]

Staff from the School & Community Relations Department of Salt River Schools hosted a Parent Night on Tuesday, November 15, at the Salt River Community Building. Parents and guardians of Salt River students were invited to learn about the resources provided for all students enrolled in school in Salt River. “We understand the importance of […]

In November, Salt River Project (SRP) named the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community a 2022 Champion of Sustainability in the category of Growing Sustainable Communities due to the hard work and dedication of the Community’s Department of Transportation (DOT) toward improved energy efficiency and sustainability in the tribal vehicle fleet.  In 2021, SRPMIC’s DOT was […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community returned to an in-person Thanksgiving Dinner this year, with an agenda full of food, fun and entertainment. Held in the Two Waters Courtyard on Saturday, November 19, the event kicked off with early-bird door prizes and chicken scratch music from Mumsigo Ha’Hajun. Miss Indian Arizona 2022-23 Sistine Lewis served […]

Grammy Award–nominated and five-time Native American Music Award (NAMA) winner Robert “Tree” Cody received the NAMA Lifetime Achievement Award during the 20th Awards show in Niagara Falls, New York, on November 19.  Cody, who is a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, has been playing the Native American flute since he began learning […]

On October 31, a special luncheon was held to commemorate the partnerships that the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has enjoyed with local municipalities and organizations through the state’s shared gaming program. The 12 Percent Gaming Luncheon was hosted by the SRPMIC to recognize the Community’s partnerships with 63 nonprofits and 12 cities across the […]

On November 5 and 6, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted the 34th Annual Red Mountain Eagle Pow-wow at the Salt River baseball field. The event featured 368 registered dancers, eight drum groups and 21 visiting royalty princesses from across the continent and from other powwows. The popular event was back after being put […]

In the early morning on June 21, 2021, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Marissa Johnson carried the traditional Kia-ha burden basket from the Community to Old Town Scottsdale. To chronicle the historic walk, Johnson asked Cordell Parker of the Gila River Broadcast Corporation (GRBC) to capture the moments before, during and after the walk […]