After the recreational cannabis initiative Proposition 207 (the Smart and Safe Act) passed in Arizona in 2020 with 60% of the vote, the first legal and state-licensed sales began in January 2021. As Arizona cannabis operations picked up steam, Selena Espinoza, a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, saw the...
Spider-Man, Captain America, and Elsa and Anna from “Frozen” visited the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Way of Life Facility to promote healthy lifestyle. The “Happily Ever After” Magic Kingdom-themed Journey to Wellness event was a collaboration between the WOLF and Diabetes Prevention Services. The January 11 event featured vendor...
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 ability to connect online is invaluable. Whether it’s getting home via rideshare apps, ordering groceries, finishing schoolwork or sharing life’s moments with loved ones, the internet plays an invaluable role in how the world communicates. Enter Saddleback Communications. Celebrating its 25th year, Saddleback provides fiber-based voice, internet and cloud...
A bright year of leadership and transformative opportunity lies ahead for the new members of the Young River People’s Council. Twenty O’odham and Piipaash youth leaders took their oaths of office at the YRPC inauguration held at the Accelerated Learning Academy in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community January 10....
Valid tribal IDs considered Real ID-compliant and may be used post-deadline at airport security The clock is ticking for travelers with plans to board an aircraft or enter restricted federal buildings and military bases after May 7 when Real ID-compliant forms of identification will be required. The Arizona Travel ID...
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...