On May 27, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Miss Salt River Committee held a Farewell Dance for the outgoing Miss Salt River and her Court. The event was held at the Salt River Pi-Copa Gym at the Community Building, where many families showed up to see the Court dance, give away prizes and talk […]
On June 6, the Housing Opportunity Short Term (HOST) emergency housing development off Montecito and Country Club drives held an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony to signify the completion of the construction of the housing units in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. At HOST, there will be two versions of 21 tiny homes; 10 […]
On May 23, about 100 people attended the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Day at the Salt River Community Building to join the Public Works Department as they celebrated National Public Works Week (May 21-27). The American Public Works Association announced that the theme for the 2023 week would be “Connecting the World Through Public […]
From June 22 through May 2024, the S’eḏav Va’aki Museum (formerly Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park) in Phoenix will be opening a new exhibition, Sending Their Ancestors Home, which explores the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 and its effects on both Native American culture and museum ethics. Visitors to […]
From May 22 to 24, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Hiking Club traveled to Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah for their end-of-the-year trip. Ten names were drawn at random to go on the trip. SRPMIC Recreation Coordinator II Kevin Riding-In said he chose the location because it is not too far away and […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Senior Services Director Melvin Deer recently got the chance of a lifetime to study in Japan. He attended a field seminar in the international business graduate curriculum of the Executive Master of Global Management (EMGM) degree program at the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University. In early […]
Sarah Edwards-Bradley, a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member from the Lehi Community, and her husband Kevin Bradley Jr. together operate Sea of Ink Tattoo Studio, which is located on Main Street just east of Val Vista Drive in Mesa. We spoke with Bradley, while the couple was on the road heading to an art […]