A new Native American group called Voices of O’odham Students at Arizona State University, or VOSA, has started to take shape on ASU’s Tempe campus. VOSA was created specifically for O’odham students as a way for their voices to be heard. While the organization is open to anyone who is interested, it was created with […]

October marks National Domestic Violence Awareness Month across the U.S. In the September 17 issue of O’odham Action News, we wrote about what domestic violence is, how many forms it can take, and who can be a victim. Speaking with staff from Behavioral Health Services in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Health and Human Services […]

September was National Kinship Care Month, and to celebrate, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Social Services honored its kinship care families with a “Night Out.” Each of the 45 families received a $100 gift card for Denny’s, Harkins Theatres VIP Gold movie passes and a Kids Combo voucher for a 12-oz. drink, popcorn and candy. […]

Owner:Ernesto Lopez Year established:2017 Services:A wide range of foods, traditional and non-traditional Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A: Well, I wasn’t trying go into catering. My plan was, after culinary school, to work at an upscale restaurant. But that didn’t happen. […]

On the morning of Monday, October 12, two O’odham groups, Defend O’odham Jewed and O’odham Anti Border Collective, held an Indigenous Peoples’ Day blockade action at a border patrol checkpoint on Highway 85 on unceded Hia-Ced O’odham land just north of Lukeville, AZ. The action, in which the groups said in a joint statement was […]

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a great time to highlight the importance of breast cancer awareness through education and research.  According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, breast cancer develops when cells in breast tissue grow abnormally and form masses or tumors that can progress into cancer. Breast cancer usually begins either where […]

The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Public Works Department is one of the major departments that keeps the Community going every day. It has more than 200 skilled and professional workers who provide a number of services to the SRPMIC members, employees, visitors and commercial enterprises. The department has four divisions: Administration; Community Services; Facilities […]

Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business?  A:My husband had 12 years’ experience as an HVAC tech, working for several big companies. He was at a point where he felt he could work for himself. He passed the Arizona Registrar of Contractors exam […]