On Wednesday, January 18, Salt River Materials Group (SRMG) named Ruben Guerrero Jr. as its new CEO. Guerrero had been the director of corporate affairs at SRMG for the past nine years, where he gained knowledge and guidance from the firm’s late president, Roger Smith Jr. SRMG is a Community-owned enterprise of the Salt River […]

On Saturday, January 21, Community Recreational Services presented Experience for All, an inclusive event for all Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members to experience hands-on adaptive and outdoor recreational activities and demonstrations at the Accelerated Learning Academy (former Salt River High School) track. The event kicked off with a Walk of Acceptance, a walk to […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Maricela Hinojosa has taken her passion for beading and turned it into a small business venture called Beaded Plume. The former Miss Salt River went from wearing a beaded crown to now making beaded crowns for future titleholders.  Hinojosa started to bead when she was a child, learning from […]

On Saturday, February 11, the Fritz Pollard Alliance Foundation invited youth from around the Valley, including more than 50 from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, for free bowling, billiards, games, lunch and fun at 810 Billiards & Bowling in Downtown Phoenix. This was all part of the foundation’s Connecting with the Community initiative during […]

Tohono O’odham Community College (TOCC) offered a free Native Arts Workshop for members of the four O’odham tribes this winter to teach them about contemporary and traditional Native arts. The eight-week, non-credit course taught students about history and culture in addition to encouraging artistic skills.  Each Saturday from January 7 through February 25, members of […]

As the topic of recreational marijuana use has become more popular in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, the SRPMIC has been requesting feedback from members on medical and recreational marijuana use. The Council has proposed a new ordinance and voted to open a public comment period lasting for 30 days. According to SRPMIC Assistant […]

In January, the Salt River Schools security team partnered with the Office of the Arizona Attorney General and Community Outreach and Education to raise awareness of the stigmatized, and often taboo, topic of suicide with a Suicide Prevention & Awareness presentation at the Accelerated Learning Academy Lecture Hall. Suicide is the second leading cause of […]

U.S. House Representative Dusty Johnson (R) made a visit to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to tour the River People Health Center on January 20. Johnson, who represents South Dakota’s at-large Congressional district, met with SRPMIC Vice-President Ricardo Leonard, RPHC Director Joe Remitera and members of the Young River People’s Council. “Congressman Johnson came […]