The 2022-23 high school basketball season has begun, and as the Westwood High School girls’ basketball reaches the middle of their season, they are sitting at No. 1 in the 6A East Valley with a record of 6-3. On Monday, December 12, the freshman, junior varsity and varsity played against Cesar Chavez. The varsity Lady […]

Three Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, students Liam Enos and Jizelle Juan and Marcus Laslioo were featured in the Phoenix Suns’ Native American Heritage Month promotions throughout November. The three had the opportunity to join youth from Arizona’s other 21 tribes in a photo and video shoot wearing their traditional attire.  On November 10, […]

The annual event that draws the participation of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and employees, is a chance to test individual and group teamwork. SRPMIC will once again, have representation in the form three competing teams and a lone Community member, who will take-on the challenge of swimming, biking and running against competitors from […]

The 2023 Spring Training schedule at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick has been announced for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies. In keeping with the yearly tradition, the Diamondbacks and Rockies, who share the facility, will face off in the opener on February 25 at 1:10 p.m. The Diamondbacks will host the West Virginia […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Kennise McGertt has had quite an adventure since graduating from Mountain View High School in May. McGertt traveled to more than 20 states while on tour with the Academy Drum and Bugle Corps over the summer. When she returned in mid-August, she began her first year of college, attending […]

By Christopher Lomahquahu and Tasha Silverhorn The annual Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) attracted teams from across Indian Country to Phoenix for a week of hardwood action, July 18-23. This year marks the 19th year of the tournament, which took place at various gymnasiums around the Valley.  This year’s tournament fielded 68 boys’ teams and […]

By Christopher Lomahquahu and Tasha Silverhorn Over three days, July-17, the Lori Piestewa National Native American Games brought tribal youth from across the country to the Valley for some great sports competition, including championship basketball and baseball tournaments. Players of all ages showed off their prowess in various sports at venues across the Valley. Basketball […]

From June 21 to 24, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth took to the hardwood to learn the fundamentals of basketball at the Youth Basketball Camp, hosted by the Phoenix Suns. Twenty SRPMIC youth took part in the camp, which was held at the Williams Field High School gymnasium.  According to Vanessa Lechuga, SRPMIC recreation […]