May is Stroke Awareness Month, and with the extra stress that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused on our population, now it’s more important than ever to bring to light the risk factors and prevention tips for strokes. A stroke happens when the blood supply is blocked to part of the brain or if a blood […]
On April 17, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Cultural Resources Department (CRD) held a virtual grand opening for the new Cultural Repository, which is located behind the old Salt River Day School at Longmore and McDowell roads. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was no public attendance for the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m., […]
Starting the week of April 19 and ending the week of May 24, Salt River Support Services will be hosting an “Invest in You” Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members. If you participate in congregate meals, home-delivered meals, homecare assistance or SSD recreation, or if you are assigned a […]
In the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community as of this morning Friday, April 9, 2021; 15,120 COVID-19 tests have been done. We currently have zero active cases and no one hospitalized, which is some great news. If you’re not feeling well, please make an appointment to get a COVID-19 test to make sure you are […]
La Casa Vieja (“the old house”) in Tempe, longtime home of Monti’s restaurant, has been restored, and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community artist Jacob Butler has helped tell the story of this significant property, considered the birthplace of Tempe. The original adobe portion of the building dates from 1874 and was built by Charles Trumbull […]
Now that we have entered the spring months in the low desert, many different seeds can be planted, such as beans, cowpeas, melons, squash and gourds. To help your plants thrive, one way to add nutrients to your soil and improve soil texture for better water-holding capacity is to use compost. What is compost? According […]
On March 17, Salt River Schools (SRS) held a virtual O’odham Language Family Event to help students learn O’odham vocabulary words for colors, numbers, nature and household items. The streamed video event was hosted by Teresa Gonzales, one of the Education Native Language Culture (ENLC) instructors at SRS, and featured a scavenger hunt with prizes […]