The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Health and Human Services (HHS) and Emergency Management departments will distribute the flu vaccine to the Community starting in October. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the plan for influenza vaccine distribution expanded this year to provide maximum opportunity for Community members to get vaccinated. Influenza (the flu) is a […]
Owners: Isaac and Christina Lopez (we talked with Isaac for the interview) Year established: 2014 Services: Silkscreen T-shirts and jackets for adults, toddlers and infants, including baby onesies. Designs incorporate Native themes using humor and history. At the beginning of October, the company plans to start selling masks and a new shirt design. Q: What […]
The last issue of O’odham Action News featured a variety of essential workers in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community who have made an impact on the Community and kept it running smoothly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article will focus on Health Service Transportation drivers in the Health & Human Services Department. The drivers […]
A year ago, O’odham Action News sat down with Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and sisters Johanna Tate, 11, and Rihanna Tate, 13, to talk about their rigorous mixed martial arts training. Their dream is to make it to the Ultimate Fighting Championships and the Olympics as Native American representatives. When COVID-19 shut down their […]
Owners: David Dallas and Adam Mays (we talked with David for the interview) Year established: 2012 Services: General contracting and general engineering Q: What made you want to start your own business, and why did you choose this type of business? A: At the time I started MayDall, I had been in the construction industry for […]
In this weeks episode of OAN Connects we speak to MMA sisters Rianna and Johanna Tate on how they are keeping up their training during Covid-19. Next we speak to Legislative Affairs Angela Willeford who gives us important information on voting season. Register to vote: http://bit.ly/nativevotevr https://servicearizona.com/ Or call Angela Willeford and she can help: […]
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in the United States, USA Todayin August named 10 women from each state as “Women of the Century” for their significant contributions to their states and to the country. One of the honorees for Arizona is former Salt River […]