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.

Early Childhood Education Center at Salt River Schools held its 2025 promotion ceremony on Tuesday, May 20, at the Accelerated Learning Academy. Click here to see O’odham Action News’ graduation insert PDF.

The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS) is a non-profit organization that raises awareness and implements healing procedures to combat the atrocities committed by the U.S. Indian boarding school system ran by the federal government and local churches. The Carlisle Indian Industrial School, known as the first U.S....

Editor’s Note: This story contains sensitive subject matter that readers may find upsetting.  During the month of April, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted several events to help continue to raise awareness and showcase support for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.  Here, in the Community, the Health and Human Services...

Across the nation, U.S. citizens celebrate National Day of Prayer on May 1. On this national holiday, those of all faiths are encouraged to gather in prayer and reflection. Here, in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, members, employees and visitors filled the Two Waters Courtyard for a National Day...

A halt to diversity, equity and inclusion ceremonies at the Maricopa Community College District did not stop one Native community from celebrating Native American graduates.  On May 2, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community proudly hosted the American Indian Convocation at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. A procession line...

Several generations of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community families met inside of SRPMIC’s Council Chambers on April 16 to celebrate and honor Community seniors celebrating over 90-plus years of life.  Prior to the recognition, President Martin Harvier provided insight as to how the celebration came to be. “A few weeks...

During the week of March 20 at Westworld of Scottsdale, the diet sodas were $4, but the art was priceless.  The inaugural Scottsdale Ferrari Art Show featured a who’s who of local artists from the Valley of the Sun, which also included Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community artist Dwayne Manuel,...