The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Diabetes Prevention Services hosted the Journey to Wellness Expo at the Way of Life Facility on November 12. Community members laced up their running shoes for the Turkey Trot 5K Walk & Run, which drew a large crowd of participants to the starting line.  The Turkey Trot was organized […]

As Community Garden coordinator and Council member-elect Jacob Butler transitions into a new role with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, he and other staff members of the Cultural Resources Department (CRD) have been working to ensure that the garden will continue to thrive. “We’re trying to make sure the garden is going to carry […]

Although their votes did not count in the 2022 U.S. General Election, the voices of Salt River Schools students were heard loud and clear when they participated in a mock election for governor and U.S. senator to represent Arizona. The mock election was sponsored by Kids Voting USA, a nonpartisan, grassroots-driven voter education program operated […]

Apple snails are freshwater snails originally native to rivers in South America but which have established populations in various regions around the world. The snails have been a threat to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s waterways and riparian area since they were first discovered in the lower Salt River, near the Verde River confluence, […]

The Maricopa Audubon Society and the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) have filed a 60-day notice of intent to sue the U.S. Forest Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for Endangered Species Act violations caused by livestock grazing on the Tonto National Forest. The basis for the filing is new cow-grazing damage found […]

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 […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Community Recreational Services held its Leisure Education Classes: Business in the Community with Pretty Party Planners on November 14 and 16 at the Way of Life Facility.  The class was presented by Pretty Party Planners owner Davina Atwood to help Community members learn how to create festive balloon bouquets […]