Curious to know what’s inside of the large black and yellow kiosks around the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community? The Public Health Care kiosks provide a wide range of health and safety items, free of charge for Community members. Items inside the kiosk include condoms, sharp bins, fentanyl test strips,...
After more than two years of construction, the Gilbert Road Bridge is open. Funded by the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), the city of Mesa, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Salt River Project and the Maricopa County Department of Transportation Highway User Revenue Fund, the bridge was given a...
After 24 years of dedication to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Doris “Ms. Doris” Morado, has retired. For years, Morado worked with Community youth, first at the Early Childhood Education Center in 1999, then at Youth Services. Though she will no longer be seen with a line of Community...
Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) Leonard Peltier is finally home, after two consecutive terms of life imprisonment commuted to indefinite house arrest by President Joe Biden on January 20, in one of Biden’s last acts of his presidency. AIM is a grassroots movement founded...
Glen Law’s legacy in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community extends far beyond his office on the third floor of Two Waters Building A. He began working as the budget officer for SRPMIC in 2007 and would later receive director of Administration responsibilities. It was a role that resulted in...
Editor’s Note: This story contains sensitive subject matter that readers may find upsetting. “Justice for Emily,” they demanded as the group marched down a busy street, their unified chants carrying over the background of car horns honking in support in north Mesa, Arizona. At the front of the group, a...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community continues to be at the forefront of ensuring that its members have access to affordable housing. On February 7, the SRPMIC officially opened its new neighborhood of transitional homes on the northeast corner of Alma School and Osborn Road. Council, 2024-2025 SRPMIC royalty, directors,...