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Interior Department’s “Road to Healing Tour” Stops at GRIC

On Friday, January 20, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s year-long “Road to Healing Tour” made a stop at the Gila River Indian Community’s Gila Crossing Community School outside Laveen to hear stories from survivors, families and descendants of the federal Indian boarding school system. The event was a listening tour so government representatives could […]

Toka Class at SRES Resumes for Fifth- and Sixth-Grade Girls

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, F.A.C.E Parent Educator Jessica Ruiz taught the traditional O’odham game called toka to Salt River Elementary School students in 2017, 2018 and 2019. This school year, she is resuming Eagles Club toka for fifth- and sixth-grade girls.  Ruiz was a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s toka team […]

Music Venue Renamed Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre

Live Nation has announced that the 20,000-seat outdoor concert venue in west Phoenix formerly known as the Ak-Chin Pavilion has a new name-in-title sponsor, Talking Stick Resort, and is now called Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre. Talking Stick Resort and Casino Arizona are enterprises of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. “Talking Stick Resort prides itself […]

Salt River Employees Recognized for Years of Service 

Employees of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community were acknowledged for their service to the Community at the annual awards luncheon held at Talking Stick Resort and Casino on January 19.  This year, 329 employees were recognized for reaching milestones of continuous employment with the Community, ranging from five years to 40 years. The longest-serving […]

Tribal Nations Gather at the Arizona State Capitol 

Tribal leaders gathered at an annual event to celebrate the history of Indigenous peoples in Arizona. The Indian Nations & Tribes Legislative Day was held at the Arizona Senate building on January 11.  The day consists of a joint-protocol session hosted by the Arizona Senate, an information fair on the Senate lawn, and presentations in […]

Super Bowl Events Around the Community

The NFL Super Bowl is back in the Valley, and the big game will be played at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on Sunday, February 12. Super Bowl LVII is expected to bring more visitors and traffic to the surrounding area and to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Talking Stick Entertainment District. Here are […]

New Recycling Facility to Open Soon at Salt River Landfill

In October 2019, the recycling facility operated by Republic Services at the Salt River Landfill burned down. Since then, some local governments across the Valley have faced tough decisions about how to move forward with their recycling programs. Now, Republic Services is rebuilding an updated and more advanced recycling plant on the same land. “Republic […]

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