A Westwood High School graduate’s aspirations for the game of baseball are taking him one step closer toward his field of dreams. Nic Cortez signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Clarke University in Iowa during a special gathering of friends and family at the Westwood gymnasium on June 8. The walls of […]
Apache Stronghold, a San Carlos Apache nonprofit organization dedicated to defending holy sites and freedom of religion at Oak Flat, said in a statement that the Holy Ground crosses at the site were vandalized sometime after 9 p.m. on March 22. Wendsler Nosie Sr., a member of Apache Stronghold and former chairman and council member […]
A popular summer pastime returned in a big way this year after being postponed following the COVID-19 pandemic. Youth from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community laced up their cleats from May 25 to 28 to compete in the 21st Annual Arizona Diamondbacks Inter-Tribal Youth Baseball & Softball Tournament, which was co-hosted by the SRPMIC. […]
By Chris Picciuolo With its new Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative, the Indian Health Service (IHS) is allocating $5 million directly to tribes and tribal organizations for the first time to address the disease within tribal communities. The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services said that the funding will support tribes, tribal organizations and urban Indian […]
Family members of Recruit Class 22-01 “Super Salty,” a class of nine Salt River Fire Department firefighter recruits and six Superstition Fire/Medical recruits, filled the seats of the Talking Stick Resort Showroom to watch the 15 recruits take the Public Safety Oath of Office on Thursday, June 2. The program began with a presentation of […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and guests took part in all-day festivities during the Community Day celebration on June 11 at the Two Waters Complex. Kicking off the program was a blessing by the newly crowned 2022-23 Miss Salt River Nani Reina. Reina and the rest of the Miss Salt River 2022–23 court introduced […]
After a successful soft opening earlier this year, the River People Health Center held its official grand opening on May 14. “Today, our dream becomes a reality,” said Health and Human Services Director Joseph Remitera. “This a dream that has been over 30 years in the making.” Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, patients, HHS […]