On July 7, an opening reception was held at Pueblo Grande Museum and Archaeological Park in Phoenix for a new art exhibition, When Rez Dogs Howl, featuring artworks by O’odham artist Thomas “Breeze” Marcus. The exhibition is a series of works about the duality of the past teachings of O’odham. It also gives a contemporary […]
After 15 years of service with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Office of Emergency Management Emergency Manager Cliff Puckett will hang up his hat and set a course for retirement. For Puckett, it has been a decade and a half serving with SRPMIC, getting to know the people of the Community when he wasn’t […]
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community welcomed new Miss Salt River royalty for 2022-2023 during a virtual pageant. The Miss Salt River Royalty Committee hosted a watch party for the Miss Salt River and Jr. Miss Salt River titles at the SRPMIC Council chambers on June 10. This year, two contestants each competed for the […]
A Westwood High School graduate’s aspirations for the game of baseball are taking him one step closer toward his field of dreams. Nic Cortez signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Clarke University in Iowa during a special gathering of friends and family at the Westwood gymnasium on June 8. The walls of […]
On June 21 through 23, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth participated in the Salt River Jr. Ace Program, a collaboration with Scottsdale Community College that provides SRPMIC students in the fifth through eighth grades with a college-related experience. More than 25 students were invited to spend three days on campus learning about STEAM (science, […]
How familiar are you with QR codes? Would you know a QR code if you saw one? A QR code is a small, square, black-and-white box that you can scan with your smartphone to receive additional information from advertisers, businesses or other organizations. The popularity of QR codes has risen since the pandemic. For example, […]
Apache Stronghold, a San Carlos Apache nonprofit organization dedicated to defending holy sites and freedom of religion at Oak Flat, said in a statement that the Holy Ground crosses at the site were vandalized sometime after 9 p.m. on March 22. Wendsler Nosie Sr., a member of Apache Stronghold and former chairman and council member […]