On May 12, the newly branded Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre held an official ribbon-cutting ceremony to signify the name-in-title sponsorship and partnership between Talking Stick Resort and Live Nation. The 20,000-seat outdoor venue in west Phoenix was originally named Desert Sky Pavilion from 1988 to 1996, and it was most recently known as the Ak-Chin […]

As more O’odham and Piipaash members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community are going back to their roots and getting to know more about the traditional uses of the plants on the land, O’odham Action News spoke with community garden technician Amson Collins to help educate the Community about these plants. In January 2022 […]

On May 5, Herschel Andrews ended his service to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community with a Cinco de Mayo-themed retirement recognition and celebration at the SRPMIC Council Chambers. For the last 10 years, Andrews has been manager of the Senior Home Repair or Replacement Program (SHRRP). From 2002 to 2012 he fulfilled many roles […]

On April 28, Gary Bohnee, special assistant for the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, testified at the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee hearing “Tribal Perspectives on Housing and Transportation” to discuss the benefits of federal funding to tribes. The hearing occurred at the end of the Inter-Tribal Association of Arizona […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Keith D. Andreas always figured he would end up having a career in the military or become a police officer. “I always felt I wasn’t meant for a regular nine-to-five job,” said Andreas. With that outlook, Andreas recently began one of the most difficult jobs on the planet: serving […]

On April 26 and 27, the Pi-Copa Gym at the Salt River Community Building was packed with seniors from communities around the Southwest for the Senior Chair Volleyball Tournament. The tournament was hosted by Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Recreational Services and sponsored by SRPMIC Senior Services and Comfort Suites Scottsdale. Between participants and spectators, […]

For almost 20 years, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Patricia King has collected videos, T-shirts and trophies from participating in the many versions of a competitive dance group in the Community. “I’m one of those people who collects all her stuff [over] the years,” she said. From the Salt River Heartbreakers to the Shakers […]

Beginning on April 4, eligible American Indian and Alaska Native veterans no longer have to pay a copay for U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare services and urgent care. Eligible veterans will still be responsible for copays for domiciliary care, institutional respite care, institutional geriatric evaluation, and nursing home care. If you’re eligible for these […]