Tribal leaders and their communities were invited to return in person for the 27th Annual Indian Nations and Tribes Legislative Day at the Arizona State Capital on January 12 for a Joint Protocol Session hosted by the Arizona House of Representatives, luncheon on the Senate Lawn and afternoon workshops. Hosted by the Governor’s Office on […]
The Salt River Senior Services Department would like to update the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community seniors on what’s new. Phase 1.5 Updates With the spike in positive COVID-19 cases in the Community, Senior Services has gone back to Phase 1.5 of the Return to Work Plan. Services are offered by appointment only. “We never […]
As the old saying goes: It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. And that’s what the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Public Works Sanitation solid waste operators are here for. The department tackles three different types of trash pickup in the Community: bulk, commercial and residential. With bulk trash pickup, solid waste […]
The Salt River Police Department (SRPD) is currently hiring for several open positions within the department. Current positions available are crime scene specialist (two positions), police officer (approximately 40 positions), records clerk (approximately three positions), dispatcher 1 (approximately eight positions) and animal control technician (one position). Currently, 14 members of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian […]
With COVID-19 cases reaching new heights in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and in the U.S. as a whole, O’odham Action News reached out to Community members and the SRPMIC Health and Human Services (HHS) Department to get a better understanding of what this next phase in the pandemic is looking like. In a […]
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Youth Services Department launched its first newsletter this month, called the Salt River Youth Times. The two-page newsletter highlights Youth Services programs, culture, staff highlights and community events. The newsletter is quarterly, and the first issue features department activities from October through December 2021. The first page features three […]
Marching to the beat of his own drum, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member James Schaaf is preparing to wrap up his senior year of high school and is looking forward to a new level of marching band experience at Arizona State University in the fall. Schaaf is a senior at Corona del Sol High […]