Young River Peoples Council President and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Jizelle Juan was selected by UNITY, Inc. to be one of 10 2025-2026 Earth Ambassadors. The announcement was made on Earth Day. “I was honored to be selected,” said Juan, who will be representing the Western Region of...

The Salt River Cultural Resources Department along with SRPMIC leadership and Dallas Construction, celebrated a construction milestone with a “topping off” ceremony on June 9 at the former Day School site, which is being turned into a cultural center called Kavaḍ/Kushov, or “the shield” in O’odham and Piipaash respectively.

Scottsdale Community College hosted its 2025 graduation on Thursday, May 8, at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Click here to view OAN’s graduation edition

In this whirlwind of a political climate under the Trump administration, if you blink, you might miss something big. That is the case with news pertaining to Oak Flat (Chi’chil Bildagoteel in Apache); the federally owned land in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest that contains a large copper deposit 7,000 feet...

The hardworking sound of Singer sewing machines filled the room on this late April evening as the setting sun sprayed its light through the windows of a classroom at the Way of Life Facility. To bring awareness of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP) Day, the Salt River Tribal Library...

Noah Webster held its 2025 sixth grade promotion on Wednesday, May 21. Click here to see O’odham Action News’ graduation insert PDF.

Westwood High School in Mesa held its graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 22. Click here to see O’odham Action News’ graduation insert PDF.

Salt River Elementary School held its 2025 sixth grade promotion on Wednesday, May 21, at the Accelerated Learning Academy. Click here to see O’odham Action News’ graduation insert PDF.