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...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s 12 Percent Gaming Grant Committee provided several grants for the 2024 calendar year to local organizations as a requirement of the Arizona Tribal-State Gaming Compacts between the state of Arizona and all 22 federally recognized Arizona tribes. Under the compacts, each tribe with a...
Beginning on January 1, 13 new laws went into effect in the state of Arizona. Here is an overview of the new laws in our state, including new rulings on rental home taxes, backyard chickens, abortion rights, DUI guidelines for rideshare drivers, and more. Minimum Wage Increase Starting this year,...
Have you been coughing and sneezing more recently? You’re not the only one. New Year’s Eve is a time to celebrate with families and loved ones. Unfortunately, it’s also a time in which our air takes a drastic drop in quality due to the mixed bag of harmful air pollutants...