The long-awaited 51,000-square-foot Salt River Recycling Center facility located at the landfill on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is now open for business. Built and managed by Republic Services, the new center will be able to process eight truckloads an hour, or 40 tons of material, according to Sidiq Young, Republic Services general manager, […]

Westwood High School’s boys’ junior varsity basketball team has already experienced their fair share of highs and lows this season. When their season began in late November, the Warriors fell short to Williams Field High School, 59-31. The following day, they were victorious against Seton Catholic Prep to the tune of 59-43.  Sophomores Kael Andrews […]

This year, O’odham Action News will be publishing more video content via their OAN website, social media channels, and their YouTube page while utilizing the SRPMIC Creative Ki: studio. Managing Editor Dodie Manuel, OAN News reporters Chris Picciuolo and Juan Ysaguirre, OAN Newspaper Assistant Kari Haahr, and OAN News Reporter Nalani Lopez spent the afternoon of January […]

In 2004, Annie Hopkins created 3E Love (Embrace, Educate, Empower), a unity brand promoting personal acceptance. The brand converted into a company in 2007 when Annie and her brother Stevie Hopkins launched 3E Love as an LLC with the intent of promoting their unique symbol and brand.  The company’s trademarked International Symbol of Acceptance (a […]

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sugary drinks are the leading source of added sugars in the American diet. In order to combat these added sugars, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Diabetes Prevention Services put together a series of classes on November 13, December 11 and January 8 to help people […]

It was a brisk morning on the grounds of the Arizona Capitol as hundreds of people, mostly from Arizona’s tribal communities, huddled around warming stations, sipped coffee and ate frybread at the 29th Annual Indian Nations & Tribes Legislative Day on January 10. According to the Arizona Governor’s Office on Tribal Relations, which hosted the […]

U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) has been officially endorsed by the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community for his 2024 Senate run in the state of Arizona. The endorsement is the first in the race by any of Arizona’s 22 federally recognized tribes. Gallego said he hopes to take on the task of visiting every one […]

This year’s Westwood High School girls’ junior varsity basketball team has been spending the last two months continuing to develop their skills and learning how to win as a team. They began their season with back-to-back losses against Boulder Creek and Cesar Chavez high schools on December 6 and 11, respectively. However, the girls were […]