Aerocare Global Medical Response Solutions in partnership with the Colorado River Indian Tribes unveiled their new Education Center at the Avi Suquilla airport on Thursday January 23^rd.

The program uses two helicopters and one fixed wing airplane.
These aircraft will provide lifesaving flights for patients in emergency situations as well as providing staff with hands-on training during their down time.

“The Clinical Education Center will be a space for EMS professionals and agencies from throughout the area to maintain, improve and test their clinical care skills,” said Jim Hiatt, program director at Aerocare. “This resource provides an established space dedicated to improving the emergency medical care and outcomes for the community members of Parker and the surrounding areas.”

At the ribbon cutting, Aerocare thanked the Colorado River Indian Tribes, The Town of Parker , and the staff at the Avi Suquilla Airport. (more…)

CRIT Chairwoman Amelia Flores delivered a message emphasizing water rights and tribal sovereignty as one of three tribal leaders who addressed the Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day January 15^th at the Arizona State Senate Chambers. It was the event’s 30^th year.

Chairwoman Flores said this is a critical time for the Colorado River, “The decisions we make about how we share and use this living resource will directly impact our children and our grandchildren.”

As climate change, population growth, and drought impact the Colorado River, Chairwoman  Flores told the gathering of tribal leaders and Arizona lawmakers, “My Tribe is engaged in a great struggle, not just to project our great river but to protect the very essence of our identity.”

Flores thanked Arizona lawmakers for their support in federal legislation that gave CRIT the authority to allow for the use of its water off reservation land, if CRIT chooses to do so.

Flores said the CRIT Water Resiliency Act gives CRIT control as to how, where, and when its water is used. But she says the fight isn’t over, “Despite the passage of our Act, our water rights continue to be under attack. But rest assured, CRIT will protect our water rights. We always have and we always will.” (more…)

The Colorado River Indian Tribes applauds President Biden’s decision to designate more than 624,000 acres in California to create the Chuckwalla National Monument. The monument would span south of Joshua Tree National Park and north of Interstate 10 across to the Colorado River. The designation will protect the Chuckwalla from mining, drilling and logging.

“The Colorado River Indian Tribes celebrates the permanent and long-term protection of ancestral lands and the cultural landscape through the designation of the Chuckwalla National Monument,” said Amelia Flores, Chairwoman of the Colorado River Indian Tribes. “CRIT has worked tirelessly to preserve and protect water, resources, and sacred sites. This designation clearly affirms CRIT’s spiritual, cultural, and ancestral connection to these lands.”

CRIT sent a delegation of Tribal Members including Tribal Council Secretary Josephine Tahbo and Councilwoman Tracey Quillen and representatives from the Mohave Elders Committee to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday January 4th when President Biden signed and designated the Chuckwalla lands.  In April, an 800,000-signature petition was presented to President Joe Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland in support of the designation.

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The Parker 400, one of the biggest events in off-road racing, has arrived hosting more than 300 competing teams from around the world to the CRIT reservation and the Parker area.

The Qualifying & The Downtown Experience took place Thursday January 16,2025 (hosted on Joshua Avenue in parker Arizona) and showcases some of the best and fastest vehicles in the race circuit.

The high-octane race stretches over a challenging 400-mile course. The start of the race began today Friday January 17 with the motorcycle race at 7:30 AM at the CRIT Gauntlet followed by the Limited Race. Additional races are taking place through Saturday.

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Tickets are also available at the main entrance.

Under the management of the Martelli Brothers, the Parker 400 continues to honor the legacy of off-road racing, celebrating the rugged beauty of the Arizona desert and the ferocity of racers who take on the challenges of its terrain.

CRIT celebrated its history and the meaning behind its flag.  A Flag Day ceremony was held January 6^th at The CRIT Library.

CRIT’s flag was first designed and brought to life by Margie McCabe and raised for the first time on January 4, 1979.  The elements of the flag all have special meaning.

• The brown background symbolizes the earth from which we grow food and build our homes.
• The blue is for the water of the Colorado River, which gives life to earth and people of the reservation.
• The orange rays represent the eternity of the rising and setting sun on both the land and water of the reservation.
• The bottom dark blue and white stripes represent the Colorado River, which gives life to the earth and people of the reservation.
• Finally, the four feathers represent the four ethnic groups that make up the Colorado River Indian Tribes. These groups are the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Navajo and Hopi.

The flag remains a symbol for tribal pride and unity and serves as a reminder of the political, economic, and social development and progress CRIT continues to make.

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The newly elected and re-elected members of the CRIT Tribal Council have been installed.

An installation ceremony took place January 2^nd at the Bluewater Resort and Casino Showroom.

Re-elected Tribal Council Chairwoman Amelia Flores thanked everyone who supported her, “Thank you to all my supporters, friends, family and thank you to the Tribal Community for your unwavering support”

Councilman Bobby Page delivered the opening prayer before Chairwoman Flores introduced special guests in attendance including Ronald Flores, Councilman for the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Council; Jordan Joaquin, President of the Quechan Tribe;

Jonathan Koteen, Quechan Councilmember; Donald Medart Jr.; Quechan Councilmember;

Jason N Chavez, Director of Tribal Affairs for Governor Hobbs; Cissimarie Juan, Project Coordinator for Governor Hobbs; and Dezbah Hatathli, Native Nation Ambassador for infrastructure development at the Arizona Department of Transportation.

Exiting Tribal Councilmembers Johnson JD Fisher, Bobby Page, and Jaymee Moore provided words of encouragement as they thanked everyone for their unwavering support throughout the time they served on Tribal Council.

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