At the end of 2020, the Salt River Police Department had something very big to celebrate: a new mobile command center. The new dark-gray SRPD Command Center was purchased through a grant and built on a Freightliner M2 truck, which has a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of up to 66,000 pounds. Built by LDV […]

Salt River Ba’ag basketball is still going strong, and games are scheduled over the next three months to keep the players active during the pandemic. The team was in Tucson on January 16 for the one-day 2021 New Year Tip-Off Tournament. “We love to travel to this tourney because they are very strict on spectators. […]

The COVID-19 response team of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is actively managing the Community’s vaccine distribution. The Health and Human Services staff have been contacting people in Phase 1B, the group currently receiving the vaccine, which includes dialysis patients, transplant recipients, active cancer patients, and Community members and residents age 65 and older. […]

During the holiday season, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community held a giveaway in which SRPMIC members were able to pick up holiday treats and T-shirts for the entire family. The drive-thru event was held on Monday, December 21, at the SRPMIC employee parking lot. The line of cars weaved throughout the parking lot and […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Behavioral Health Services is offering Positive Indian Parenting classes online to all Community members to help build stronger children and families. The eight-week sessions feature class every Thursday from 12 noon to 1:20 p.m. All are welcome to join and learn about parenting topics such as Traditional Behavior Modifications, […]

Morningstar Miles and her family wanted to do something in honor of her brother, the late George L. Lerma. Miles and her three children, Asa Padilla, Isaiah Lerma and Zackariah Miles, wanted to continue to honor George’s legacy of helping veterans from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and surrounding tribes.  Lerma’s family did just […]

Salt River Schools has received a Literacy for All grant from Native Youth Community Projects (NYCP), which is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The four-year grant began in 2018 and has since resulted in more than 3,300 books produced for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community children and their families.  “We work with Unite […]

The holidays are a special time for a lot of people. At the end of the year, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community likes to recognize and celebrate some of the hardest-working employees of the year. Usually, there is an employee luncheon with all the employees gathered at Talking Stick Resort Ballroom to recognize the […]