Here to clear the bases and the shelves of Salt River Fields’ team shops is three Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member-designed team merchandise. Community member artists: Levi Johnson Sr., Tamar Ramos, and Marissa Johnson each have designs representing the Community. New Era Cap, the official baseball cap brand for...
Local 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization the NAGI Foundation has been off to an exciting new year, providing the usual health services to SRPMIC dogs and spotlighting a rescued pup found on the Community, Akimel, who participated in Puppy Bowl XXI, which broadcast on Animal Planet on February 9. “…We don’t know...
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community leaders traveled to the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix for the 30th anniversary of a day meant to celebrate the rich cultures and histories of the state’s tribal peoples. Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day, held this year on January 15, also allows for mutual...
The legacy of U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland begins with her federal boarding school initiative to hold the country accountable for the atrocities committed against Native American children and families. Haaland influenced former President Joe Biden’s historic apology on behalf of the U.S. government and its role in boarding school...
Kristine Scabby moved more than 700 miles to follow her basketball dream. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member caught the attention of the women’s basketball program at California Tribal College in Sacramento, which was recruiting Native students for its brand-new athletic program. Scabby, a 2023 Westwood High School graduate...
The Pavilions at Talking Stick shopping center, located within the Talking Stick Entertainment District on the northwestern edge of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, was acquired by Pavilions SRPMIC De Rito JV, LLC, a new joint venture between the SRPMIC and De Rito Partners Development, Inc. The purchase...
Being in front of a crowd is nerve-wracking for most people, but performing for more than 70,000 college football fans was no sweat for James Schaaf, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Schaaf (Pima/Mohave/Quechan/White Mountain Apache) plays the snare drum in the Arizona State University Sun Devil...