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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. […]
Adult Deferred Per Capita Program Offers Financial Benefits
The deadline for the Adult Deferred Per Capita Program is approaching quickly, September 30 for the 2023 calendar year, so don’t miss your opportunity to save money and reduce your taxable income. The Adult Deferred Per Capita Program applies to two demographics: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community adults who receive per capita and minors who […]
Recent Stories
Southwest Baseball Tournament
As baseball season reached its peak this summer, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Recreation Services hosted its 61st annual Men’s Southwest Baseball Tournament. From July 24-26, 20 teams from across the Valley and beyond went head-to-head in the summer heat to compete for the championship. Teams played games at…
Play ball! Desert Dingers Participate in Inaugural Baseball Tournament
Today, families can use their cell phones and tablets to record their baseball athlete swinging for the fences, which helps increase the likelihood of the video going viral online. More importantly, this helps get them noticed by teams at the collegiate level, with the ultimate goal of making it to…
Human Resources Kicks Off Quarterly Employee Recognition Program
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Human Resources department kicked off its inaugural quarterly employee recognition program on July 14 at Scottsdale Community College’s Indigenous Cultural Center. The program honored hardworking employees from the third quarter of fiscal year 2025 who demonstrated the values of the O’odham and Piipaash Community…
Summer Speaker Series Continues with Words from the Youth
Much like their elders before them, the youth of Salt River have a lot to say. Four young leaders had the opportunity to share their views and dreams for Salt River on July 28 as the Summer Speaker Series continued at the Council Chambers. The panelists for this session were…
The Class of 2038 Begins the School Year
To finish something, you must start. On August 1, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community came together to officially welcome the little ones who began their academic journeys at the Early Childhood Education Center. Education Board Chair Kyland King, educator Ipa Dutchover, SRPMIC Council member Jacob Butler, Council member and…
Congressman Tim Walberg Visits Early Childhood Education Center
U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, a Republican from Michigan and chairman of the House of Education and Workforce Committee, visited the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on May 27. When SRPMIC President Martin Harvier testified in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 4 at a…
