On a warm fall morning at the Accelerated Learning Academy campus in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the best Indigenous baseball and softball athletes in the Valley flashed their leather during the inaugural Indigenous Spring Ball Showcase.  This year, management and staff from the Phoenix Indian Center have been...

The holiday season is a special time to create new memories while enjoying a warm meal with family members and other loved ones. Sadly, food insecurity is a very real problem. In the state of Arizona, 1 in 5 children grow up in poverty and come from families that are...

Sometimes, a small token of appreciation can go a long way.  “When the ‘Pay It Forward’ mantra started, it made a lot of people do nice things for others unexpectedly,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health Educator Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty during a November 26 webinar presentation on expressing gratitude during...

The mariachi band was jammin’, the Salt River Seniors were shouting “Bingo!” andSanta was sleighing. The Community Christmas program in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community had something for everyone. The annual event took place Saturday, December 7, at the Two Waters Courtyard and featured a kids’ zone, 40-plus vendor...

Nelson Deer’s passion for playing the alto saxophone was on display this holiday season in front of his Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. So were his bandmates.  Deer, 17, a senior at Mesa High School, has been playing the saxophone since his fourth-grade days. On Friday, November 29, he marched...

The Arizona Ironman triathlon celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 17, returning to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Tempe area for another year of racing excellence. The triathlon comprises three sections: a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run, which is a full marathon. To...

Now that Santa Claus has begun making his nice/naughty list and will assuredly check it twice, it is also the time of year for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and staff to enjoy some holiday cheer with their family and loved ones.  This year’s holiday extravaganza is the Holiday...

Inside a Dallas Construction office trailer stationed at the Salt River Day School construction site, a couple dozen people file in around noon and gather for a warm catered meal. Most of them are Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members who are working on some phase of the project to...