On April 23, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community will hold its 17th annual Earth Day celebration, with one more year of virtual festivities due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This year will be virtual again (hopefully the last time!),” said CDD/EPNR Environmental Specialist Carol Hibbard, who looks forward to next year’s Earth Day being an […]

Over the past two years, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Child Passenger Safety Team has kept busy coming up with new ways to continue its services during the pandemic. The team promotes child passenger safety by providing parents and caregivers with up-to-date car seats, one-on-one training, and car-seat checks to make sure the seats […]

The artwork of siblings Bugg and Calliope Manuel was featured in an exhibit titled “Prodigy” at the New City Studio in downtown Phoenix in early March. The two are the children of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Dushane Manuel and Natasha Martinez (Navajo). Martinez, who is no stranger to the art scene, stumbled upon […]

In a community awareness campaign, the Salt River Police Department is encouraging people to report suspicious persons or activity as part of the “See Something, Say Something!” program. On Saturday, March 26, SRPD Lt. Travis Mathews gave a quick update to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members at the District C meeting. He explained that […]

First responders of the Salt River Fire Department were on an emergency call on the afternoon of Friday, April 8, when they were hit by a semi-truck on State Route 87 (Beeline Highway) and Center Street. Firefighter/EMT Brendan Bessee was killed when his ambulance collided with the truck, and Firefighter/Paramedic Tyler Packer was seriously injured.  […]

During March, nearly 50 hand-painted skateboard decks created by 39 different Native artists from around the country were on display at ArtSpace West, the gallery at the Arizona State University West campus in Phoenix. The goal of the exhibit, called “Boardz and Arrowz,” was to celebrate skateboard culture “as a grounding and connective force among […]

The Translational Genomics Institute (TGen) in Phoenix held its 20th Anniversary Founders Dinner on Thursday, April 7 in Scottsdale. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community was one of many who were recognized as contributing to the founding of the institute. The Community received the Collaborative Spirit Award, and SRPMIC President Martin Harvier, former Community Presidents […]

Indigenous chef Pyet DeSpain (Prairie Band of Potawatomi/Mexican) recently made her mark on the culinary world by winning Fox’s latest cooking show competition, “Next Level Chef.” In the show, 15 contestants from around the country went all in with their cooking skills on three levels of kitchens, each level with its own degree of difficulty, […]