3 Takeaways: A surge of excitement whisked through the campus walls of Salt River Schools during the afternoon school day on Sept 15. It was time for technology teacher Keri Tuchawena to be celebrated for all the hard work she does for her students. Tuchawena was nominated by her colleagues...

If you talk to enough Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members of a certain age about “the Healthy Chair,” they will know exactly what you are referring to. You are bound to evoke a reaction similar to “I remember that chair!” You could be learning about the chair for the...

On a warm August morning, as the soft glow of daylight gently reached for the horizon, staff members from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Environmental Protection and Natural Resources division laced up their boots and packed their water, GPS, binoculars and clipboards as they set off for the first...

Learn more about the Woodenhead Collective’s upcoming horror festival, The Day the Rez Stood Still: The Fourth Kind, happening in September at the Salt River Community Building. 3 Takeaways: They’re back! Raeann Brown, Seneca Silverhorn, Dominic Martinez, Dwayne Manuel and Dushane Manuel, known throughout the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community...

3 takeaways: Voting remains one of a few ways individuals can let their voices be heard locally and nationally. With election season already underway, Arizona officials have been busy clearing up some recent proposed changes from the Trump administration. The proposed changes began earlier this year in March, when the...

The Kavaḍ/Kushov Cultural Center was the perfect place for the Sharing Our Way Gathering 2026, a full day of community partners sharing the importance of seed saving and cultural strategies for seed stewardship. Native Seeds/SEARCH, a seed bank and conservation nonprofit, was welcomed to the Community on Aug. 28 in...

Members of activist and land protector groups came together at the Salt River Ballfields parking lot in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on Aug. 11 to gather and take donations to the Tohono O’odham Nation. The nation is experiencing an ongoing legal battle with the Trump administration and U.S....

You don’t have to look far to find creative talent in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. There are mural festivals and art showcases, creative writing groups and podcast series showcasing poetry. Community members have had their work worn by athletes and printed in hardcover. At O’odham Action News, we...