After a successful soft opening earlier this year, the River People Health Center held its official grand opening on May 14. “Today, our dream becomes a reality,” said Health and Human Services Director Joseph Remitera. “This a dream that has been over 30 years in the making.” Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, patients, HHS […]
On May 17, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community held the fourth new housing groundbreaking in recent weeks with the unveiling of plans for the Traditional & Temporary Housing units, which will be located at the northeast corner of the Two Waters north parking lot. In total, there will be 31 single and double tiny […]
President Joe Biden proclaimed Thursday, May 5, as Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day. According to a press release from the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, he also signed into law the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022, which expands special criminal jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover non-Native perpetrators of […]
Miss Salt River Sistine Lewis and Jr. Miss Salt River Robin Ramirez are taking a look back at their year representing the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The ladies recall the day they were crowned, talk about their experiences with the Miss Salt River and Jr. Miss Salt River courts, explain what they plan to […]
On May 9, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community broke ground on the new Program to Develop Adult Living Skills (PALS) housing facility, located on the northeast corner of Alma School and Osborn roads. The new housing for PALS, a Social Services program that helps young adults transition into adulthood, will have 14 new two-bedroom/two-bathroom […]
On April 28, Salt River Schools hosted an informational meeting about the Safe Routes to School initiative, a plan to study how students travel to school and how to make the journey safer and easier for those who walk or ride a bike. Family input was the goal of the event, which was held at […]
With the 2022 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Reauthorization Act being signed into law, tribal governments will soon be able to take action on the language within the legislation. Tribes can start exercising the language relating to special tribal criminal jurisdiction on October 1, but due to the complex nature and swift reauthorization of the […]