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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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Health & Wellness

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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Adult Deferred Per Capita Program Offers Financial Benefits

The deadline for the Adult Deferred Per Capita Program is approaching quickly, September 30 for the 2023 calendar year, so don’t miss your opportunity to save money and reduce your taxable income. The Adult Deferred Per Capita Program applies to two demographics: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community adults who receive per capita and minors who […]
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Arizona Diamondbacks Inter-Tribal Tournament Showcases SRPMIC Talent

The best and brightest baseball and softball athletes from Indian Country made their way to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for a multi-day intertribal tournament organized by the Arizona Diamondbacks the week of June 2.  Known as the only Native American baseball tournament sponsored by a Major League Baseball…
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NABI Returns to Valley With High Energy Rez Ball Tournament

One of the largest all-Native American basketball tournaments on Turtle Island serving high school-aged youth returns to the Valley for another sizzling summer of high energy rez ball style basketball. Get ready for the 22nd Annual NABI (Native American Basketball Invitational), which will hold its pool and bracket games at…
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Artist Douglas Miles to Speak at Youth Conference

Representation matters. Especially for Indigenous students, no matter the campus size or classroom location. Having students surrounded by successful Indigenous people is a cornerstone benchmark that the staff of Salt River Schools in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has consistently strived for.  By surrounding community students with positive role…
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Artist Douglas Miles to Speak at Youth Conference

Representation matters. Especially for Indigenous students, no matter the campus size or classroom location. Having students surrounded by successful Indigenous people is a cornerstone benchmark that the staff of Salt River Schools in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community has consistently strived for.  By surrounding community students with positive role…
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Jonathon Curry Helps Facilitate Saguaro Harvesting Series

“I’m glad everybody is here,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Jonathon Curry. “It’s always been my goal to do community organizing and build community. I think we can get a lot done with that mindset of working together, sharing openly.”  On June 10, a few days before O’odham…
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Congressman Tim Walberg Visits Early Childhood Education Center

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, a Republican from Michigan and chairman of the House of Education and Workforce Committee, visited the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on May 27. When SRPMIC President Martin Harvier testified in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 4 at a…