“I’ve been training every single day,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community superstar athlete Rianna Tate. “I train three to four times a day. I wake up at 5 a.m. and train throughout the day, as well as [spending time] being a kids’ coach.” This past August 16, Tate traveled...
In its continuing effort to always honor and commemorate Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community veterans and their dedication to serving and securing our country, the SRPMIC hosted a Veterans Memorial groundbreaking ceremony in Lehi on September 5. The early morning sun shined down on all the guests in attendance, who...
“None of us were given a manual when we became parents,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Health and Human Services Community Health Educator Vurlene Notsinneh-Bowekaty on August 6, as she hosted a webinar about helicopter parenting. About 100 people attended. “Helicopter parenting” is a term that describes when parents...
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Maricela Hinojosa (Onk Akimel O’odham/Yaqui) was taught beadwork by her late uncle Paul Andrews. Hinojosa hadn’t beaded in a while when a close friend rekindled the spark in her at a “beading party,” and she picked up the needle again. Now, for the past...
Earlier this year, staff and management at the River People Health Center teamed up to brainstorm different approaches for providing community outreach to patients receiving care at the RPHC. One of the results of that effort took place on July 31, when the RPHC team, in collaboration with two doulas...
Nearly 100 guests attended the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s webinar on understanding adolescent mental health on July 30. The presentation was hosted by Melanie Nosie, LMSW, Community health educator with SRPMIC Health and Human Services Prevention and Intervention Services. The presentation detailed the three stages of adolescent development—early, middle...
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community was represented well at the Cheyenne River Youth Project’s (CRYP) 10th Annual RedCan Invitational Graffiti Jam in Eagle Butte, South Dakota, on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, or Cheyenne River Lakota Nation, July 10–11. Founded in 1988, the Cheyenne River Youth Project is a...