Now that the Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), owned and operated by Republic Services on Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land, is again fully operational after a fire in 2019, the SRPMIC Public Works Department is promoting Republic Services’ recycling campaign, “Recycling Simplified,” and continuing to pick up recycling from Community...
As part of the ongoing educational efforts of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Health and Human Services Department, a webinar discussing mental health in the workplace was held on May 14. Hosted by SRPMIC HHS Community Health Educator Melanie Nosie, the webinar discussed important topics regarding mental health and protecting our peace. “We can […]
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and Arizona State University doctoral candidate Heaven Sepulveda was chosen by the staff of the Heard Museum in Phoenix to receive the Spring 2024 Doctoral Eagle Spirit Award, which is presented to two exceptional Native graduate students fulfilling a course of study at ASU. One doctoral candidate and one […]
By Kari Haahr The Public Works Department is tasked with maintaining the infrastructure of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community—meaning the roads, parks, buildings and facilities, along with everything that goes into making them operate smoothly and safely, like water, power and waste collection. Because Public Works covers such a broad array of services, it’s […]
By Kari Haahr As the weather heats up, there is no better time to start thinking about how to prevent accidental drowning. To stay ahead of the risks, the Salt River Fire Department utilized their quarterly training to conduct a drowning simulation in collaboration with the Aquatics team at the Way of Life Facility (WOLF). […]
The Salt River Police Department’s first Coffee with a Cop event of 2024 was held on April 11 at the Round House Café. Participants grabbed their free cups of coffee and took some time to get to know some of the officers and SRPD staff. “It’s really important that we continue to try to build […]
Local tribal leaders and staff members from county recorder offices came together on April 30 at the Community Building in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for an inter-tribal voting seminar. The seminar was organized by the SRPMIC Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs (OCLA) with the help of the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) […]