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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. […]
Harvesting the Fruit of the Prickly Pear
The O’odham and Piipaash people traditionally collected many indigenous plants in the Sonoran Desert. Many people continue to go out today and collect them when they are in bloom. The fruit of the prickly pear cactus, I:ibhai in O’odham, is one of the best traditional foods to collect from the summer through the beginning of […]
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Norris Brothers Play in Big Championship Game
Doing their best and putting their best foot forward has always been the main goal for Elijah and Ezekiel Norris. Winning the Boys & Girls Clubs Jr. Suns championship game in overtime, 29-28, was a dream come true for these brothers. The players on the team received a championship ring,…
Salt River Eagles Soar In Water
Before getting into the swimming pool for his race, Maizen Brown, 8, hears his coaches tell him, “You got it, you can do this, Maizen. You’re strong!” He is. Those words gave him the motivation to go on and place in the 25-meter breaststroke race on July 26 at the…
The Enoch Cree Nation Visits the SRPMIC
3 takeaways: Here in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, we set the standard. For quite some time now, the SRPMIC has been viewed as a leader among tribes in Indian Country. From the many business enterprises that the Community owns and operates to the traditional cultural gatherings that connect…
SRPMIC WIC Honors Moms and Their Village with Breastfeeding Support
3 Takeaways: During National Breastfeeding Month in August, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community WIC program made sure to champion mothers and their important role in the Community. On August 21, WIC held a “celebration of breastfeeding support” at the River People Health Center lobby with the theme “Honoring Moms…
The Enoch Cree Nation Visits the SRPMIC
3 takeaways: Here in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, we set the standard. For quite some time now, the SRPMIC has been viewed as a leader among tribes in Indian Country. From the many business enterprises that the Community owns and operates to the traditional cultural gatherings that connect…
The Enoch Cree Nation Visits the SRPMIC
3 takeaways: Here in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, we set the standard. For quite some time now, the SRPMIC has been viewed as a leader among tribes in Indian Country. From the many business enterprises that the Community owns and operates to the traditional cultural gatherings that connect…
