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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community like to gather to celebrate holidays and events with friends and family, but preventing the spread of COVID-19 means making some changes. Unfortunately, these changes include canceling some popular annual events, such as the Fourth of July fireworks, in favor of new ways to celebrate that don’t […]

Owner:David Dallas Year established:2009 Services:Painting and wallcoverings Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business?  A: I started in the painting business in 1995 as an apprentice and took a liking to it, so I worked my way up the ladder. After 14 years […]

Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business?  A: I worked for my former employer for more than 24 years before I started my own shop. At my old job, my boss let me use his shop on the weekends, so I would do […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members 18 years and older had the opportunity to get out and vote in the 2020 SRPMIC General Election. The terms of Council representatives Wi-Bwa Grey, Archie Kashoya, and Deanna Scabby are expiring this year, making three Council representative seats available including two for District I (Salt River) and one […]

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 […]