On June 17, the 31st Annual Jr. Miss Salt River Pageant and 35th Annual Miss Salt River Pageant, presented by the Miss Salt River Committee, took place at the Salt River Pi-Copa Gym in front of an audience filled with Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, families and royalty from around Indian Country. The annual […]
High school graduation is an annual turning of the page, and now many Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community students can put the books down for a little bit and relish their academic achievements. Among them are the 26 Accelerated Learning Academy graduates who graced center stage to receive their high school diplomas before family members […]
On June 6, the Housing Opportunity Short Term (HOST) emergency housing development off Montecito and Country Club drives held an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony to signify the completion of the construction of the housing units in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. At HOST, there will be two versions of 21 tiny homes; 10 […]
On May 23, about 100 people attended the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Day at the Salt River Community Building to join the Public Works Department as they celebrated National Public Works Week (May 21-27). The American Public Works Association announced that the theme for the 2023 week would be “Connecting the World Through Public […]
From June 22 through May 2024, the S’eḏav Va’aki Museum (formerly Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park) in Phoenix will be opening a new exhibition, Sending Their Ancestors Home, which explores the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) of 1990 and its effects on both Native American culture and museum ethics. Visitors to […]
Sarah Edwards-Bradley, a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member from the Lehi Community, and her husband Kevin Bradley Jr. together operate Sea of Ink Tattoo Studio, which is located on Main Street just east of Val Vista Drive in Mesa. We spoke with Bradley, while the couple was on the road heading to an art […]
At the Two Waters complex on May 23, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Veterans Services Office (VSO) hosted a special meet-and-greet with members of the United States Coast Guard, SRPMIC leadership and veterans. The VSO arranged the event so Coast Guard members could talk about careers among its enlisted and commissioned officer ranks. According […]