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The Arizona State Capitol was packed on January 15 for the 25th annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day. Each January, the state legislature hosts the event either at the Arizona Senate gallery floor or the Arizona House of Representatives gallery floor. This year’s event was held at the House in a joint protocol session […]
The StrongLife Wellness Program held its first event of 2020 on Saturday, January 11 at the Salt River Clinic. More than 1,000 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and their immediate family members began standing in line shortly after 8 a.m. on the brisk morning. The doors opened at 9 a.m. for attendees to receive […]
On the very crisp morning of Saturday, January 25, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health Services, Diabetes Prevention Services held the 2020 Run Against Diabetes. The New Year’s “Journey to Wellness” road race included 5K, 2-mile and 1-mile runs and a Kid’s Dash. On-site registration was available, and the first 150 participants received a […]
On Friday, January 17, Joseph Remitera, director of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Department of Health and Human Services, welcomed SRPMIC President Martin Harvier; Vice-President Ricardo Leonard; Council representatives; Charles Ty Reidhead, M.D., director of the Phoenix Area Indian Health Service; as well as Community members, special guests and staff to the groundbreaking for the […]
In October 2007, members of American Legion Post #114 and then Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Vice-President Martin Harvier flew across the Pacific Ocean to Honolulu, Hawaii, to retrieve one of the flags that once flew over the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor National Memorial. As veterans, veterans’ organizations and the nation prepare to […]
A sign said, “We Stand With Salt River High School—Indigenous Strong.” Another said, “Be Bold. Be Brave. Be Ba’ag.” Fans packed the gym and more signs were raised high as the young ladies representing Salt River High School volleyball took the court on Friday, October 25. The match against Caurus Academy in the Canyon Athletic […]
Thursday, October 24, 2019, is a date that will forever belong to educator Lynette Stant. On this day, the third-grade teacher at Salt River Elementary School was named 2020 Arizona Teacher of the Year by the Arizona Education Foundation at a special luncheon at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix. To top it off, Phoenix Mayor […]
June marked the O’odham New Year, and the month is also known as the time of hasan baidaj masad (the ripening of the saguaro cactus fruit). Ancestors have harvested baidaj for thousands of years. This tradition is celebrated by all the sister tribes: the Salt River Indian Community, Gila River Indian Community, Tohono O’odham Nation […]
As the sun set on June 22, a warm summer night began to bring in the O’odham New Year at Sacaton Flats in Gila River. “The New Year celebration is a fairly new formal celebration,” Antonio Davis said. “Some people understand the new year as the summer solstice, the new moon for the summer time. […]
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