Sal LaPuma III, transit manager for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Department of Transportation, has completed his Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA) certification exam, which makes him a Certified Community Transit Manager (CCTM). The CTAA recognizes the importance of basic transportation so people can access work, education, healthcare and social opportunities that build […]

If you have good communication skills and a desire to help people and make a difference in your community, a Salt River Public Safety dispatcher job could be for you. The Salt River Police Department is currently looking to fill one supervisor position and six dispatcher positions. Community members are invited to apply to join […]

As more consumers choose to shop online rather than in person, the FBI’s Phoenix Field Office recently issued a press release about the many different types of scams to be aware of this holiday season. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), Arizona ranked 14th out of the 50 states in the number […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community siblings Koda and Marley Jackson are sharing their talents with the Saguaro High School boys and girls basketball teams this season. Also playing on the boys basketball teams are O’Shea Bonner and Jesse Chavez, and cheering for these players is Ky-Moni Harney, who is on the cheer squad.  Bonner used […]

Mesa National Youth Sports hosted a Turkey Bowl game for teams that did not make it to the championships this fall. Two teams with Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, the Mesa Toros and the Outlaws of Scottsdale, faced off in the 14-and-under division on Saturday, November 20 at Mountain View High School for their […]

On Friday, December 10, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community President Martin Harvier, Ak-Chin Indian Community Chairman Robert Miguel and Gila River Indian Community Governor Stephen Roe Lewis held a press conference in Bunnyville, located in the SRPMIC, to discuss the tribal benefits from President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act). […]

Basketball season began on Tuesday, November 30 for the Westwood High School girls basketball team. This year the team includes a number of Native Americans, including four members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: Nyese Jones (senior), Kristine Scabby (junior), Angelina Montoya (sophomore) and Alexis Smith (junior).  In their first game, the Lady Warriors […]

Salt River Schools Food Services has teamed up with the Arizona Department of Education’s Health and Nutrition Services Division to create consistent scratch-made recipes that utilize unique and traditional ingredients. After months of working on developing recipes, SRS Food Services began introducing these new menu items to the students in Salt River schools.  Salt River […]