Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Phillip Smith is known as a local artist and a language and culture specialist for Salt River Schools. His artistry first began when he was a child, starting with mostly pencil and ink artwork. As he got older, he continued his craft, and he is now working in digital […]
Submitted by the SRPMIC COVID-19 Command Team The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Department of Health and Human Services and the COVID-19 Command Team announced that SRPMIC has received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for the Community. The Moderna vaccine arrived on December 21 and is planned to be administered as a drive-up Point of Distribution […]
When COVID-19 hit and the world came to a stop, we all had to find new ways to continue with our work. This includes the important functions involved with the trusted process of voting. This year, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Communityhad an election for Tribal Council. That election still took place, just in a different […]
Because the COVID-19 pandemic is causing us to stay home a lot more these days, people have found new hobbies or have rediscovered old ones. Many people have turned to video games for an escape. Video games are a popular pastime, and you can even watch other people play the game. While this sounds funny […]
The Salt River Tribal Library has found a unique way to interact with its patrons virtually. The library’s next set of virtual Zoom sessions comes in the form of a series of demonstrations on making do-it-yourself holiday gifts. On Tuesday, December 1, the library set up a virtual beading session in which participants had received […]
As the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community settles into remote working for many of its government departments, more events are taking place on the Zoom platform. Earlier in 2020, departments were tasked to find new interactive ways to deliver their services to Community members online, and they have responded, creating many different ways for Community […]
The traditional Piipaash and O’odham family and creation stories and harvests continue as usual for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members who are not fazed by the limitations forced by the pandemic, and for those who feel a deep, necessary duty to keep cultural traditions strong during the winter months. Jacob Butler, coordinator of the […]