During the week of May 18-22, the Salt River Schools Food Distribution recognized all students who will be advancing to the next school grade in the fall. Each day, students of a certain grade were asked to come out and celebrate by decorating their vehicles, making signs and making noise to help honor their achievements. […]

By Nicole Charlie and Stacey GubserCommunity Development Department “Staying at home” in 2020 already has a different feel than it did just months ago. Many of us are finding ourselves at home all day, juggling the needs of family, school and work while attempting to find some sense of normal. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community […]

“The Rhythm of Public Works” was the theme for National Public Works Week 2020. The week, whose goal is to recognize the hard work of the employees in public works departments nationwide, including the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Public Works Department, was observed from May 17 through May 23.  The American Public Works Association […]

COVID-19 took the world by surprise. At the beginning of 2020, many countries and businesses continued to function as normal, but when the virus began to spread rapidly, the world acted. Many countries shut down—not only in their businesses, but also in the ability for anyone to leave the country. The key action to prevent […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Jacob Butler has been learning how to craft silver pendants. He implements his visions of traditional designs within the pendants.  He described the process of getting everything ready and set.  “The process starts with the tools,” Butler said. “I use chasing tools to stamp the designs into the metal. […]

It was brought to our attention by a reader that we did not provide an exact location for the SRPMIC Cultural Repository in our previous article. The repository will be located behind the old Salt River Day School at Longmore Road and McDowell Road. Currently, there is a lot of construction where the old Day […]

Salt River High School students and staff recently held a goodbye party for Catherine Kasper, 11th- and 12th-grade English Language Arts teacher, and longtime JROTC instructor Sam Carter. Everyone shed some tears, ate some cake and celebrated the accomplishments of these two instructors as they move on to new challenges. Carter is leaving after dedicating […]

On March 6, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community tribal government celebrated National Employee Appreciation Day. The purpose of the day is to strengthen the bond between employer and employee.  The morning started off in the Two Waters Courtyard with a complimentary breakfast of fruits, bagels, pastries and juice. Free soft drinks were served all […]