Editor’s note: This article contains content that involves suicide and domestic violence. 3 Takeaways: As the sun set on the evening of Oct. 14, a group of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and employees lined up behind the offices of Health and Human Services’ Prevention & Intervention Services with...
The U.S. Supreme Court for the second and final time has decided not to reconsider petitions for rehearing Apache Stronghold vs. United States. Apache Stronghold, a nonprofit group fighting to preserve Oak Flat, has been in religious freedom courtroom battles to halt construction of the proposed mine since 2021. The...
Spooky tunes and fearful festivities kicked off at the Salt River Baseball Field on Oct. 25 for the annual Fall Festival. The area was filled with nonstop music, games and fun as Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members came dressed as clowns, movie characters and, yes, even Rumi from the...
More than 2,000 people attended this year’s free Spooktacular event held at the Salt River Schools Accelerated Learning Academy football field on Oct. 28. This year’s event theme was “Haunted Carnival.” After 15 years of Spooktacular, the Safe Schools & Security team has tried to build on each year’s success,...
On Oct. 8, the Fiesta Sports Foundation held a football clinic for youth ages 6-17 at the Scottsdale Community College football field. Kids had the opportunity to participate in drill stations that were designed to enhance skills. Stations were managed by the San Carlos High School football team and Sammy...
3 Takeaways “Construction in Indian Country” is a program curriculum within the Del E. Webb School of Construction (DEWSC) at Arizona State University. For 22 years, the program has held an annual conference to further enhance tribal partnerships between communities, leaders and businesses. This year’s CIIC conference was held at...
Salt River Fire Department paramedic Lee Grant retired from his service to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community after working for 30 years, from June 15, 1995, to Oct. 16, 2025. On Oct. 3, Station 291 on Osborn Road hosted a retirement luncheon for Grant. He received a commemorative axe...