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Summer Speaker Series Kicks Off with Elder Panel

This summer, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is hosting events on the last Tuesday of each month in June, July, August and September. The series launched with a bang as four beloved Community elders were joined by Assistant Community Manager Lena Jackson-Eckert on June 24 in the packed Council...

Congressman Tim Walberg Visits Early Childhood Education Center

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg, a Republican from Michigan and chairman of the House of Education and Workforce Committee, visited the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC) in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on May 27. When SRPMIC President Martin Harvier testified in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on April 4 at a...

Jonathon Curry Helps Facilitate Saguaro Harvesting Series

“I’m glad everybody is here,” began Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Jonathon Curry. “It’s always been my goal to do community organizing and build community. I think we can get a lot done with that mindset of working together, sharing openly.”  On June 10, a few days before O’odham...

Arizona Diamondbacks Inter-Tribal Tournament Showcases SRPMIC Talent

The best and brightest baseball and softball athletes from Indian Country made their way to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for a multi-day intertribal tournament organized by the Arizona Diamondbacks the week of June 2.  Known as the only Native American baseball tournament sponsored by a Major League Baseball...

Day School Construction Milestone Met With Topping Out Ceremony

The Cultural Resources Department (CRD) and Dallas Construction, a business owned by Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member David Dallas, celebrated a construction milestone with a “topping out” ceremony on June 9 at the former Day School site now known as the Kavaḍ/Kushov Cultural Center. Kavaḍ (O’odham) and Kushov (Piipaash)...

Native American Boarding Schools Healing Coalition to Continue Despite Cuts

In March, President Donald Trump announced several budget cuts via executive orders that targeted funding for programs incorrectly labeled as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Stating these changes are “objective facts” that casts the United States “in a negative light,” Trump slashed at least $1.6 million dollars in federal funds...

Jizelle Juan Named a UNITY Earth Ambassador

Young River Peoples Council President and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Jizelle Juan was selected by UNITY, Inc. to be one of 10 2025-2026 Earth Ambassadors. The announcement was made on Earth Day. “I was honored to be selected,” said Juan, who will be representing the Western Region of...

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