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, […]
On April 1, a Spring Celebration drive-up event was held at the Salt River Schools Meal Distribution. Many Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community departments made the fun event possible, with staff from Salt River Elementary School, the Early Childhood Education Center, Food Services, the Education Board and the Miss Salt River Committee contributing to the […]
Starting the week of April 19 and ending the week of May 24, Salt River Support Services will be hosting an “Invest in You” Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members. If you participate in congregate meals, home-delivered meals, homecare assistance or SSD recreation, or if you are assigned a […]
Saguaro High School junior Ky-Moni Harney challenged herself this year by getting out of her comfort zone and trying out for a new sport. Harney felt that due to the COVID-19 pandemic she missed out on some of her high school experiences, and she wanted to try a new sport. She played basketball with the […]
While dogs are our constant companions and beloved members of the family, dog bites are a public health issue. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 4.5 million Americans are bitten by dogs each year. In 2019, there were 5,803 U.S. Postal Service workers victimized by dogs while delivering mail and […]