On November 15, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Community Development Department launched a Community member online survey to receive input on the future of housing in the Community. “Future of SRPMIC Housing” survey has been created to identify the ideas, needs and gaps in housing within the Community. Once these responses are received, more […]

In a partnership between the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the City of Scottsdale, the Pima Road and Granite Reef Watershed project is expected to begin construction in spring 2023. The project is currently in the design phase, and based on the latest schedule, the design phase is expected to be completed by November […]

On Monday, October 18, Arizona’s 2020 Teacher of the Year, Salt River Elementary School teacher Lynette Stant, was recognized at the 2021 State and National Teachers of the Year event in Washington, D.C. The week began with a ceremony honoring the National Teachers of the Year for 2020 and 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, […]

On October 23, the Household Hazardous Waste and Shredding event was held at the North Two Waters Complex parking lot in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, as part of the 2021 Virtual Fall Overhaul event. Waste was dropped off by 147 cars, and staff from the Community Development Department’s Environmental Protection and Natural Resources […]

On October 16, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Legal Services Office (LSO) held a presentation on estate planning at Council Member David Antone’s District B Community meeting. The presentation covered the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004 (AIPRA), which made many changes to the way trust or restricted land and property is inherited, […]

To celebrate Native American Recognition Day on September 24, Salt River Schools Food Services offered a tasty treat for the students of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community during their meal distribution. They created a unique dish using blue corn mush topped with blueberries, strawberries, banana and honey.  The blue corn was purchased from Ramona […]

In September, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Social Services Department celebrated National Kinship Care Month by providing their Kinship Care Program providers with food boxes.  Kinship care is any family member that is taking care of another family member. In the Community, more often this is grandparents who are supporting grandchildren. These cases come […]

On Wednesday, October 6, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Family Advocacy Center held a drive-thru event to continue their Start By Believing campaign to promote awareness on ending the cycle of silence and transform the way we respond to sexual assault. The event took place in the Two Waters employee parking lot; cars lined […]