By Juan Ysaguirre and Chris Picciuolo A primary and general election will be held this year to fill three seats on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Tribal Council. The terms of District I (Salt River) representatives A. David Antone and Wi-bwa Grey will expire this year. The term of...
Adaptive Recreation Program coordinators Tammy Thomas and Ethan Larned from Community Recreational Services took turns making laps across the Way of Life Facility’s little league field on September 6 during the program’s Adaptive Recreation Night to make sure participating kids and families had everything they needed to participate in the...
Scottsdale Community College’s American Indian Program provides resources, assistance and services to Indigenous students attending SCC. Created in the 1970s by SCC students at the time, the program offers Native students help with enrollment, scholarship resources, a computer lab for printing/scanning/copying, as well as professional and personal opportunities. Currently, Belinda...
The combined September 11, 2001, attacks in New York City, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania resulted in the deaths of 2,977 victims. At the World Trade Center in New York City, 343 firefighters, 60 police officers and 10 emergency medical services first responders tragically lost their lives. To honor...
Editor’s Note: This story contains sensitive subject matter, including memories of childhood punishment that some readers may find triggering. When Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Patricia “Patsy” King was approached to instruct a language class series at the Salt River Tribal Library along with fellow Community member Sharon Selestewa,...
“Whether we are management or support staff, we must make sure we are getting the correct message across,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health Educator Melanie Nosie, LMSW, in a July 27 webinar on communication in the workplace. More than 100 people participated in the webinar presentation, titled “Effective...
Community Health Educators Melanie Nosie and Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health and Human Services Department are gearing up for the upcoming Glow Walk on October 8. “We are in our 13th year,” said Notsinneh-Bowekaty. The annual Glow Walk began in 2011 after a tragic suicide...