Top Stories
The Ins and Outs of Self-Empowerment
“We are in control of our own attitude,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health and Human Services Prevention and Intervention Health Educator Melanie Nosie, LMSW. On March 25, Nosie facilitated a webinar regarding a topic we all can work on, self-empowerment. Recently, the Community Health webinars have seen an…
The Ins and Outs of Self-Empowerment
“We are in control of our own attitude,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health and Human Services Prevention and Intervention Health Educator Melanie Nosie, LMSW. On March 25, Nosie facilitated a webinar regarding a topic we all can work on, self-empowerment. Recently, the Community Health webinars have seen an…
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 […]
Mesquite Usage by the O’odham and Piipaash
While walking here in the Valley, we often see mesquite trees with their seed pods dried up on the ground and don’t give them very much thought. However, those mesquite pods are a vital food source that has sustained the O’odham and Piipaash for hundreds of years. Along with many other indigenous foods, the mesquite […]
Recent Stories
Desert Dingers’ Legacy Continues in Recent Tournaments
At the end of August, the 12U Desert Dingers team placed third in a strong showing at the 99th Annual White Mountain Apache Tribe Fair & Rodeo Youth Baseball Tournament in Whiteriver, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The Dingers finished the tournament with a 3-2 record and scored 34…
Salt River Honors Heroes with 10th Annual 9/11 Stair Climb
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community continues to lead the way when it comes to honoring the first responder lives lost during the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2001. 3 Takeaways: It was another record-setting year for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s annual 9/11 Stair Climb at Salt River Fields…
Desert Dingers’ Legacy Continues in Recent Tournaments
At the end of August, the 12U Desert Dingers team placed third in a strong showing at the 99th Annual White Mountain Apache Tribe Fair & Rodeo Youth Baseball Tournament in Whiteriver, on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The Dingers finished the tournament with a 3-2 record and scored 34…
National Tribal Health Conference Makes a Stop in Salt River
3 takeaways: Public health officials from across the country traveled to the Phoenix Valley for the National Tribal Health Conference, held from Aug 16-21 in the Gila River Indian Community. The conference featured a stop in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community with SRPMIC public health officials and staff from…
Short Film Released Online Features O’odham Actors and Culture
An O’odham script-to-film that premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2021 is now available to screen online for free after a few years on the festival circuit. “Burros” is an emotionally resonant 16mm narrative short film that centers around a 6-year-old O’odham girl who comes across a migrant girl…
Birding is More than a Hobby for EPNR
On a warm August morning, as the soft glow of daylight gently reached for the horizon, staff members from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Environmental Protection and Natural Resources division laced up their boots and packed their water, GPS, binoculars and clipboards as they set off for the first…
