On April 28, Salt River Schools hosted an informational meeting about the Safe Routes to School initiative, a plan to study how students travel to school and how to make the journey safer and easier for those who walk or ride a bike. Family input was the goal of the event, which was held at […]
With the 2022 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act being signed into law, tribal governments will soon be able to take action on the language within the legislation. Tribes can start exercising the language relating to special tribal criminal jurisdiction on October 1, but due to the complex nature and swift reauthorization of the […]
Barb Wilkinson, interim principal at the Accelerated Learning Academy (ALA) on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, is showing her adult students and coworkers that you can thrive while balancing being a new parent and having to work. The previous principal at ALA resigned in March, and Wilkinson was asked to fill the position in […]
One of the services offered at the new River People Health Center helps Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, employees and other enrolled affiliated tribal members gain knowledge about eating well as part of a healthy lifestyle. The Nutrition Services department started serving diabetes patients with one-on-one appointments in April. It welcomes any patient who […]
As we head toward summer and the weather begins to get hotter, Salt River Fire Department Fire Marshal Dustin Zamboni shares some summer safety tips to protect your family, pets and home. After the record-breaking rainy season last year, there is an abundance of weeds and grass growing in yards around the Community. This is […]
On Wednesday, April 27, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new three-story, 80,000-square-foot Banner Health sports medicine center. The one-stop destination for sports medicine services and specialists will be located along Loop 101 northwest of TopGolf in the Pima Corridor. The $54 million full-service facility will be available to everyone from seasoned sports professionals […]
In March, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Team gave a presentation at the Council District C meeting to inform Community members about an interactive website and mobile app they have been working on and to share information about their past and future projects. What is GIS, you ask? Engineering and […]