Chris Picciuolo

News reporter

(480) 274-7252 - Chris.Picciuolo@SRPMIC-nsn.gov
Chris Picciuolo is from Aurora, Illinois. Previously, he worked as a photojournalist for the Ak-Chin O'odham Runner Newspaper in Ak-Chin, Arizona, and as news editor and production specialist at NCTV17 in Naperville, Illinois.

ASU Will Receive Funds to Prepare 140 Indigenous Educators

Arizona State University will be receiving funds toward its Preparing Educators for Arizona’s Indigenous Community (PEAIC) Project, which is expected to prepare 140 Indigenous educators in their career pursuits. The U.S. Department of Education has allocated $1.4 million through its Indian Education Professional Development Grants Program, and the Arizona Department of Education is allocating $1 […]

September 7, 2021

Prosecutor’s Office and Community Presented Patriot Award

The National Guard presented the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Office of the Prosecutor and the Community government with the Patriot Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) program. SRPMIC Chief Prosecutor Alane Breland and President Martin Harvier (via Vice-President Ricardo Leonard) were presented with the award after criminal investigator Benny […]

September 7, 2021

Diamondbacks Release 2022 Spring Training Schedule

The Arizona Diamondbacks have announced their 2022 spring training schedule, which will be the club’s 25th spring training of all time and their 12th season on tribal land at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Spring training 2022 begins the first of 30 games on February 26 with a home game vs. the Colorado Rockies. […]

September 7, 2021

Bam Kazam Creates New Memories With Real-Life Arcade

Bam! And just like that, Bam Kazam appeared in the Talking Stick Entertainment District of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. Bam Kazam is a cross between an escape room and a life-size human arcade game with dozens of rooms full of physical and mental puzzles and skill games. After a year of solitude, isolation […]

August 31, 2021

Council Directive Approves Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccinations for SRPMIC Employees

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council has approved a directive to make full COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for government employees as a condition of continued employment. Government employees included in the directive are regular, temporary, part-time, day labor, interns, youth workers and volunteers. This plan does not include SRPMIC Enterprises, which can develop their own […]

August 20, 2021

NARD Brings Indigenous Performers Back to Chase Field

After a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Native American Recognition Day (NARD) was back at Chase Field in downtown Phoenix on July 18. Baseball fans were again able to see the best dancers and performers from Indigenous communities across the state before the game, with the Arizona Diamondbacks hosting the Chicago Cubs. Before […]

August 20, 2021

‘Diabetes Among Friends’ Offers Interactive Sessions

A new series of sessions for people with diabetes is beginning on August 31. Called Diabetes Among Friends, the five-week peer-based curriculum is open to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members age 18 and over, tribal employees, people with diabetes and caregivers of people with diabetes. The series will take place every Tuesday and Wednesday […]

August 20, 2021

Camps Provided Extracurricular Activities for Youth and Teens

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community youth and teens created new memories this summer at the Community Recreational Services (CRS) Day Camp and Teen Camp. The Day Camp was for youth in first through fifth grades and was held June 7 to July 15, while the Teen Camp was for teens in grades 6 through 12 […]

August 20, 2021

SRPMIC Member Performs at Suns Finals Game

Jorge Gonzales is well known for his hoop dancing at many different events around the Valley. As a Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member, Gonzales was able to show off his talents with dance group Indigenous Enterprise at Game 5 of the Phoenix Suns’ NBA Finals vs. the Milwaukee Bucks at Footprint Center on July […]

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Jacob Butler Becomes Chair of Native Seeds/SEARCH

After serving on the board of Native Seeds/SEARCH since 2017, Community Garden Coordinator Jacob Butler will now serve as chair of the board for the nonprofit seed-conservation organization based in Tucson. Butler has a big presence in the Community, having served as Community garden coordinator for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for 16 years. […]

Taté Walker Talks ‘The Trickster Riots’ and Collaborating With Family

Salt River Schools Communications and Public Affairs Director Taté Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of South Dakota) has released a new poetry collection called “The Trickster Riots” with illustrations by their 14-year-old child, painter and graphic artist Ohíya Walker (Lakota citizen of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe/Red Lake Ojibwe/Mvskoke Creek). For […]

Winners Crowned at 2023-24 Jr. Miss Salt River and Miss Salt River Pageant

On June 17, the 31st Annual Jr. Miss Salt River Pageant and 35th Annual Miss Salt River Pageant, presented by the Miss Salt River Committee, took place at the Salt River Pi-Copa Gym in front of an audience filled with Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, families and royalty from around Indian Country. The annual […]

River People Health Center Opens to Community Members

The River People Health Center (RPHC) is now fully open to Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members, all other tribal enrollees and their family members under the age of 18. All services are now open, including primary care (family practice, pediatrics and internal medicine) as well as dental, optometry, podiatry and physical therapy. “The only […]

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