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NABI Tournament Draws Teams from Across Indian Country in Phoenix 

By Christopher Lomahquahu and Tasha Silverhorn The annual Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI) attracted teams from across Indian Country to Phoenix for a week of hardwood action, July 18-23. This year marks the 19th year of the tournament, which took place at various gymnasiums around the Valley.  This year’s tournament fielded 68 boys’ teams and […]

Summer Heats Up with Basketball Tournament to Honor Fallen Native American Soldier

By Christopher Lomahquahu and Tasha Silverhorn Over three days, July-17, the Lori Piestewa National Native American Games brought tribal youth from across the country to the Valley for some great sports competition, including championship basketball and baseball tournaments. Players of all ages showed off their prowess in various sports at venues across the Valley. Basketball […]

Career Fair for Community Tweens and Teens 

In July, the Community Recreational Services Department of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community held two summer camps, one for tweens and one for teens, both of which included a Career Day. On that day, a Career Fair was set up to introduce the youth in grades 6 through 12 to SRPMIC government departments, higher […]

Community Program Aims to Help SRPMIC Members Overcome Drug Addiction 

A treatment program wants to educate the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community about the services it provides to address substance abuse. The Journey to Recovery (JTR) program, a component of the Salt River Behavioral Health Services–Substance Use Division, helps Community members address their substance abuse through a series of steps to recovery.  “We really focus […]

Indigenous Leadership Academy to Begin Fall 2022 Cohort

In August, Arizona State University’s American Indian Policy Institute (AIPI) will launch its second Indigenous Leadership Academy (ILA) cohort geared toward emerging leaders from tribes across the nation. During the 10-week program, which lasts through November, participants will be required to develop a project that addresses a specific issue within a tribal community or indigenous […]

Emergency Manager Retires from Salt River After 15 Years 

After 15 years of service with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Office of Emergency Management Emergency Manager Cliff Puckett will hang up his hat and set a course for retirement. For Puckett, it has been a decade and a half serving with SRPMIC, getting to know the people of the Community when he wasn’t […]

Salt River Welcomes Incoming 2022-2023 Royalty at Pageant Watch Party 

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community welcomed new Miss Salt River royalty for 2022-2023 during a virtual pageant. The Miss Salt River Royalty Committee hosted a watch party for the Miss Salt River and Jr. Miss Salt River titles at the SRPMIC Council chambers on June 10.  This year, two contestants each competed for the […]

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