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Kennise McGertt Continues Flag Tossing with ASU Marching Band
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 […]
Kennise McGertt Continues Flag Tossing with ASU Marching Band
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 […]
SRPMIC Member Becomes IFBB Bikini Professional Bodybuilder
Leanne “Aimee” Velasquez, a 27-year-old Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, was working as a registered nurse when she decided to change up her routine of going to the gym in February 2020. Feeling intimidated and lost, she hired a fitness coach to help her get a new routine down. Her coach turned out to […]
Jacob Butler Becomes Chair of Native Seeds/SEARCH
After serving on the board of Native Seeds/SEARCH since 2017, Community Garden Coordinator Jacob Butler will now serve as chair of the board for the nonprofit seed-conservation organization based in Tucson. Butler has a big presence in the Community, having served as Community garden coordinator for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for 16 years. […]
Taté Walker Talks ‘The Trickster Riots’ and Collaborating With Family
Salt River Schools Communications and Public Affairs Director Taté Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota) has released a new poetry collection called “The Trickster Riots” with illustrations by their 14-year-old child, painter and graphic artist Ohíya Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/Red Lake Ojibwe/Mvskoke Creek). For […]
Recent Stories
Spring Training Opening Day Celebrates SRPMIC
Spring is in the air, and with it comes the unmistakable buzz of baseball. Opening Day for spring training in Arizona is here and the anticipation is palpable. More than a dozen Major League Baseball teams from around the nation visit Arizona in February and March to get ready for…
A Home Run for SRPMIC Representation
Here to clear the bases and the shelves of Salt River Fields’ team shops is three Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member-designed team merchandise. Community member artists: Levi Johnson Sr., Tamar Ramos, and Marissa Johnson each have designs representing the Community. New Era Cap, the official baseball cap brand for…
Community Members Moved by Leonard Peltier’s Call at Gathering
Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) Leonard Peltier is finally home, after two consecutive terms of life imprisonment commuted to indefinite house arrest by President Joe Biden on January 20, in one of Biden’s last acts of his presidency. AIM is a grassroots movement founded…
SRPMIC Officially Opens New Transitional Housing Property
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community continues to be at the forefront of ensuring that its members have access to affordable housing. On February 7, the SRPMIC officially opened its new neighborhood of transitional homes on the northeast corner of Alma School and Osborn Road. Council, 2024-2025 SRPMIC royalty, directors,…
Community Members Moved by Leonard Peltier’s Call at Gathering
Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) Leonard Peltier is finally home, after two consecutive terms of life imprisonment commuted to indefinite house arrest by President Joe Biden on January 20, in one of Biden’s last acts of his presidency. AIM is a grassroots movement founded…
Online Exclusive: SRPMIC Becomes Temporary Sanctuary for Veterans Affairs Tribal Flags
U.S. Army Veteran Michael Leon completed his duty on a recent March morning in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The duty, unforeseen only months ago, overwhelmed Leon with emotion once it was completed. Leon works for the Phoenix Veterans Affairs and was tasked to deliver 22 tribal flags from…