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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recent Stories
Lacrosse a Hit With Youth at Ske:g Himdag Ki:
From the end of October to mid-December, students had the opportunity to learn and play lacrosse with the Arizona Lacrosse Academy at Ske:g Himdag Ki:. The games played at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community are made possible because of a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater…
Amaya Anton and Hamilton High School Flag Football Win State Championship
The Hamilton High School varsity girls flag football team in Chandler won the 6A Arizona Interscholastic Association Flag Football State Championship game for the second year in a row on Nov. 24, in a close 7-0 decision vs. Red Mountain High School. Hamilton absolutely dominated the league all season, going…
New Laws in Arizona for 2026
Beginning on Jan. 1, several new laws went into effect in Arizona. Here is an overview of new rulings regarding minimum wage, education and school nutrition, plus one with ties to the Arizona Diamondbacks. 3 Takeaways: Minimum Wage Increases The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that the minimum wage in…
New Laws in Arizona for 2026
Beginning on Jan. 1, several new laws went into effect in Arizona. Here is an overview of new rulings regarding minimum wage, education and school nutrition, plus one with ties to the Arizona Diamondbacks. 3 Takeaways: Minimum Wage Increases The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that the minimum wage in…
Getting to Know the Child Find Program
The program operates under the SRPMIC Education Division and offers free developmental screenings for children up to 5 years old. 3 Takeaways: Early childhood is a formative time that shapes how children develop as they grow into toddlers, tweens, teenagers and adults. Here in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community,…
New Laws in Arizona for 2026
Beginning on Jan. 1, several new laws went into effect in Arizona. Here is an overview of new rulings regarding minimum wage, education and school nutrition, plus one with ties to the Arizona Diamondbacks. 3 Takeaways: Minimum Wage Increases The Industrial Commission of Arizona announced that the minimum wage in…
