By Dodie Manuel When you work at a place for 37 years, there are a lot of memories—some good, some not so good. When you work in the fire department, this is even more true. Over the years there have been many people and events that have been etched into Salt River Fire Department Deputy […]
With the River People Health Center slated for a November construction completion, the yet-unnamed dental suite housed on the second floor will be run by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and will be providing emergency and preventive dental care to enrolled Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and other enrolled Native patients. […]
May is Stroke Awareness Month, and with the extra stress that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused on our population, now it’s more important than ever to bring to light the risk factors and prevention tips for strokes. A stroke happens when the blood supply is blocked to part of the brain or if a blood […]
On this week’s episode of the OAN Podcast: May 6, 2021 Issue Recap – President Harvier’s Weekly Recap – Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Cultural Repository Signifies New Era for SRPMIC – SRPMIC Foster Care Program Shares How You Can Become a Foster Parent
Each year the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Community Development Department (CDD) hosts an Earth Day event. After cancelling last year’s event due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year CDD decided to hold a “hybrid” celebration for Community members to participate in and take the Green Pledge. As part of the online virtual event, those […]
A project three years in the making is finally complete and ready for anyone in downtown Phoenix to admire. Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community resident Thomas “Breeze” Marcus and fellow artist Miles “El Mac” MacGregor completed a 45-foot mural featuring a portrait of SRPMIC member Unique Suniga in April. The mural is on the walls […]
It has been challenging for the Ba’ag basketball program to find gyms or outdoor courts to practice on for much of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the team’s spirit has soared like an eagle as they have played on and prepared the class of 2024 group for high school basketball. Ba’ag consists of four teams: Varsity, […]