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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
SRPMIC Children’s Foundation Golf Classic
The Salt River Community Children’s Foundation recently hosted its 22nd Golf Classic at the Talking Stick Golf Club for the benefit of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth. The Golf Classic is an event dedicated to providing more opportunities for Community youth and is the perfect way to give back…
Salt River Schools and Special Olympics Arizona Tag-Team for Field Day
3 Takeaways: Salt River Schools (SRS) and Special Olympics Arizona partnered on Nov. 7 at the Accelerated Learning Academy soccer fields to provide about 60 Salt River Elementary School special education student-athletes a field day filled with athletic and skill-building activities they would not soon forget. The kids participated in…
SRPMIC Children’s Foundation Golf Classic
The Salt River Community Children’s Foundation recently hosted its 22nd Golf Classic at the Talking Stick Golf Club for the benefit of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth. The Golf Classic is an event dedicated to providing more opportunities for Community youth and is the perfect way to give back…
More Than 1,000 Thanksgiving Meals Distributed
With the holidays upon us, it is the time to give thanks and come together as a Community. This year, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community embraced a heartwarming initiative, sponsoring a drive-through where turkeys and other foods were distributed. Aimed to ensure everyone had a warm meal for their…
SRPMIC Children’s Foundation Golf Classic
The Salt River Community Children’s Foundation recently hosted its 22nd Golf Classic at the Talking Stick Golf Club for the benefit of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth. The Golf Classic is an event dedicated to providing more opportunities for Community youth and is the perfect way to give back…
SRPMIC Children’s Foundation Golf Classic
The Salt River Community Children’s Foundation recently hosted its 22nd Golf Classic at the Talking Stick Golf Club for the benefit of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth. The Golf Classic is an event dedicated to providing more opportunities for Community youth and is the perfect way to give back…