David Schweikert’s office made a visit to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community to set up a mobile outreach office within the Round House Café on March 22. The visit was part of Schweikert’s initiative to reach out to his constituents in Arizona’s Congressional District 1.  “It’s a good way for his team to disseminate […]

The nonprofit investigative journalism outlet ProPublica recently released The Repatriation Project, a series dedicated to keeping track of the delayed return of Native American remains from America’s institutions back to tribal nations. According to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), repatriation means the return of possession or control of Native American cultural […]

On February 23, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members came out to Community Building to learn about calendar sticks. The SRPMIC Cultural Resources Department invited scholars Harry J. Winters Jr. and J. Andrew Darling to give a presentation on traditional Akimel O’odham and Tohono O’odham calendar sticks and how these artifacts record the history of […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community elders were treated to a surprise when four players from the Colorado Rockies stopped by to greet them during the monthly senior breakfast at the Lehi Community Building on February 28.  “Thank you for having us out here today,” said Jim Kellogg, vice president of community and retail operations for […]

Adults interested in learning more about computers had the opportunity to accelerate their skills behind the keyboard with a series of classes in February. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Recreation Services’ (CRS) Leisure Education program held the classes on Tuesday evenings throughout February at the Way of Life Facility tribal library computer lab, concluding […]

Major League Baseball spring training is underway at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, kicking off with opening day on February 25. Baseball fans filled the stadium to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies take to the field for their first game of spring training.  Before the batters took to their boxes and the […]

Parents gathered to meet with their student’s educators and school officials at the Salt River Schools Parent Night on February 28. Parents with students in school from kindergarten to 12th grade met at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Building to learn about educational opportunities available to their children this summer.  “The goal of Parent […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth came out to take part in a Nike N7 football clinic on February 10. The clinic took place at the Salt River High School track and field and drew groups of youth from other tribal communities as well, including Ak-Chin, the Gila River Indian Community and urban centers.  The […]