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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Salt River Triathletes Take On 20th Annual Ironman Arizona

The Arizona Ironman triathlon celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 17, returning to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Tempe area for another year of racing excellence. The triathlon comprises three sections: a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run, which is a full marathon. To…
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Native College Wide Receiver Holds Camp for Salt River Youth

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Recreational Services partnered with the Fiesta Bowl to host a Fiesta Bowl Youth Legacy Football Camp on Wednesday, November 6, at the Salt River Ballfield.  There were roughly 100 youth participants who practiced a variety of football skill drills designed to improve performance and teamwork. Drills…
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Salt River Triathletes Take On 20th Annual Ironman Arizona

The Arizona Ironman triathlon celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 17, returning to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Tempe area for another year of racing excellence. The triathlon comprises three sections: a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run, which is a full marathon. To…
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Salt River Triathletes Take On 20th Annual Ironman Arizona

The Arizona Ironman triathlon celebrated its 20th anniversary on November 17, returning to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and Tempe area for another year of racing excellence. The triathlon comprises three sections: a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a 26.2-mile run, which is a full marathon. To…
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Historical Salt River Day School Being Rebuilt by Community-Member Hands

Inside a Dallas Construction office trailer stationed at the Salt River Day School construction site, a couple dozen people file in around noon and gather for a warm catered meal. Most of them are Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members who are working on some phase of the project to…
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President Joe Biden Apologizes for U.S. Boarding School Atrocities 

President Joe Biden’s first trip to Indian Country was to the Gila River Indian Community in October to formally apologize for the atrocities caused by the U.S. Indian boarding school system. Biden, along with other federal officials, including leaders from the Interior Department, traveled to the Gila Crossing Community School…