On Sunday, September 18, actor and comedy veteran Rob Schneider and his 9-year-old daughter Miranda met with fans and signed books at Butterfly Wonderland to promote their new movie, “Daddy Daughter Trip.” The film stars the daddy-daughter duo in an adventure comedy set in Arizona.  Their spring break adventures take place at a number of […]

The O’odham Action News would like to congratulate two of its staff reporters: Chris Picciuolo and Tasha Silverhorn for their recent accomplishments. Picciuolo (above) was recognized as the winner in the Best of the Desert – East Valley AZ Central category for Best Columnist/Reporter. Tasha Silverhorn (above) was recognized during the 2022 Native American Journalists […]

The Way of Life Facility Tribal Library recently opened up a new space for Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members to explore their interests in making, tooling around with small robots, or working with drones or sewing machines. The Mini Maker’s Space is open to WOLF members between 3 and 6 p.m. on what is […]

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 […]

In spring 2021, Arizona’s tribal-state gaming compact was amended, which permits tribal casinos to add new table games and more gaming machines to their floors. This includes the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s two casinos, Casino Arizona and Talking Stick Resort.  Each casino will be adding about 80 new slot machines, to make a total […]

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 […]