A way for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members to have their records cleared if they were convicted of possessing marijuana in the past is being made available to Community members. The SRPMIC Defense Advocate’s Office is partnering with the Arizona Justice Project (AJP) to help Community members expunge previous State marijuana convictions during a […]
Students from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community have a chance to explore their interests during after-school programs provided through the Community Recreation Services’ Social Programs Division (SPD). On any given afternoon at the SRPMIC Community Building, youth from across the Community go from their school’s classroom to another classroom, but that is where the […]
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Community Recreational Services (CRS) Program at the Way of Life Center (WOLF) is hosting a series of classes on financial skills for teens. The classes are for WOLF members and teens ages 13 to 19 and take place on Thursdays throughout September at the WOLF. “Every month we try […]
From August 25 to 27, the Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) held its annual National Native Media Conference, this time on O’odham and Piipaash land downtown at the Hyatt Regency Phoenix. The conference was an opportunity for tribal media outlets, journalists and non-tribal media covering Indigenous issues to come together and learn new skills and […]
The deadline for the Adult Deferred Per Capita Program is approaching quickly, September 30 for the 2023 calendar year, so don’t miss your opportunity to save money and reduce your taxable income. The Adult Deferred Per Capita Program applies to two demographics: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community adults who receive per capita and minors who […]
Up to 80 Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member children who are currently in the Foster and Kinship Program were treated to an early Christmas thanks to the kindness of TEPCON Construction Inc., a Tempe-based general contractor, and A Mighty Change of Heart. Christmas in August was held at the Accelerated Learning Academy cafeteria on […]
Salt River Schools Communications and Public Affairs Director Taté Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota) has released a new poetry collection called “The Trickster Riots” with illustrations by their 14-year-old child, painter and graphic artist Ohíya Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/Red Lake Ojibwe/Mvskoke Creek). For […]