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.

SRPMIC Member Business Owner Profile: LB’s Hair Salon

Owner: Linda Baptisto Year established? Six years ago Services: Beauty services including hair, waxing, manicures and pedicures for men, women and children. Specific services include haircuts, shampoos, drying, styling, coloring, highlighting, thermal straightening, perming, and eyebrow and facial waxing. Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this […]

September 2, 2020

Tips for Beating the Record-Breaking Heat

The Valley is well known for scorching dry heat in the summer, but this year has proven to be especially exceptional, with record-setting temperatures for weeks throughout the area. On August 20, the National Weather Service in Phoenix officially recorded 21 days in 2020 as reaching temperatures of 112 degrees or above, breaking a nearly […]

September 2, 2020

Staying Healthy During the Pandemic

As we continue onward in uncharted territory with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting all of us, finding ways to stay active and healthy can be especially daunting. Only a handful of indoor gyms have been given the approval to reopen from the Arizona Department of Health Services and by executive order from Governor Doug Ducey, and […]

September 2, 2020

Seed Packages From China Reach SRPMIC

If you thought 2020 couldn’t get any weirder, mysterious unsolicited packages containing seeds have been sent from China to various addresses within the United States, and the seeds have officially made it to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The SRPMIC Community Development Department’s Environmental Protection & Natural Resources (EPNR) has advised that Community members […]

September 2, 2020

Essential Workers Keep the Community Going

As the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community remains in the “essential services” phase of the return-to-work plan, O’odham Action News would like to recognize the hard, important work of the essential workers who have kept the SRPMIC thriving during the COVID-19 pandemic. From day one, workers dedicated to continuing essential services such as the Salt […]

August 19, 2020

SRPD Officer Reads Virtually to Elementary Students

On Tuesday, August 4, School Resource Officer (SRO) Daniel Brown was a guest reader at Salt River Elementary School. Off. Brown read the book “When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree,” which celebrates the pleasures of family, patience, hard work and nature, and the importance of community. “When the opportunity came up to do a […]

August 18, 2020

SRPD Receives Full Accreditation From ALEAP

On Wednesday, July 15, the Salt River Police Department (SRPD) became the fifth police department out of 140 in the state of Arizona to receive full accreditation from the Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP.) Accreditation is a time-proven method of assisting law enforcement agencies in measuring and improving their overall performance. This foundation implements […]

August 18, 2020

U.S. Census Bureau Gives Update on Tribal Land Operations

On July 21, the U.S. Census Bureau’s Denver Region held a 2020 Census American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) media briefing to give an updated 2020 Census overview and field questions pertaining to census operations on tribal land. Speakers present on the teleconference were Cathy Lacy, regional director, Denver Region, U.S. Census Bureau; Chairman Jamie […]

August 5, 2020

‘Zero Hero’ Pledges Make a Difference

Many Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community families are pledging to be a Zero Hero and help “zap” the COVID-19 pandemic out of the Community. Beginning on April 23, when non-Community and Community members send an email pledge to ZeroHero@srpmic-nsn.gov, participants will receive a form to fill out with their participant information, along with the names […]

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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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