After a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Native American Recognition Day (NARD) was back at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix on July 18. Baseball fans were again able to see the best dancers and performers from Indigenous communities across the state before the game, with the Arizona Diamondbacks hosting the Chicago Cubs. Before […]

A new series of sessions for people with diabetes is beginning on August 31. Called Diabetes Among Friends, the five-week peer-based curriculum is open to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members age 18 and over, tribal employees, people with diabetes and caregivers of people with diabetes. The series will take place every Tuesday and Wednesday […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth and teens created new memories this summer at the Community Recreational Services (CRS) Day Camp and Teen Camp. The Day Camp was for youth in first through fifth grades and was held June 7 to July 15, while the Teen Camp was for teens in grades 6 through 12 […]

Jorge Gonzales is well known for his hoop dancing at many different events around the Valley. As a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, Gonzales was able to show off his talents with dance group Indigenous Enterprise at Game 5 of the Phoenix Suns’ NBA Finals vs. the Milwaukee Bucks at Footprint Center on July […]

The School & Community Relations staff of Salt River Schools hosted a drive-thru event to provide Native American students with back-to-school supplies on Tuesday, July 20, at the Salt River Community Building. Families lined up to get the basics such as backpacks, paper, pencils, pens, crayons, markers, folders and all the things students need to […]

Some people are finding it easy to move on and go back to living their lives like they did before the COVID-19 pandemic. But for others, it’s a little tougher. Many people lost loved ones to COVID-19, or lost their jobs; for others, it just might have been difficult emotionally to isolate themselves from family […]

Every year, Arizona’s monsoon season officially kicks off on June 15 and lasts until September 30. This summer’s monsoon has brought plenty of rain and wind to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, which is precipitation that the Valley sorely missed last year. A monsoon thunderstorm can also temporarily lower the temperatures on a very […]

School is back in session for students at the Early Childhood Education Center, Salt River Elementary School and the Accelerated Learning Academy on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The first day of school was Monday, August 2, and classes began in-person with staff, students (with the exception of ECEC students) and visitors being required […]