If you are out in your garden, especially during monsoon season or warm weather, you might see an abundance of ants (Totoñĭ in O’odham) maintaining their home on your plants and in the dirt around you. Sometimes, ants enter your home and travel around on the floor or the countertops, or they could end up […]

On August 11, the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) held the Tribal Leaders’ Water Policy Council and Colorado River Tribal Roundtable at Talking Stick Resort. The Colorado River Tribal Roundtable operates as part of ITCA’s Tribal Leaders’ Water Policy Council, which was established to broaden participation of tribal leaders in water policy. In 2021, […]

On July 27, 28 and 29, more than 400 people endured the Valley’s record-breaking summer heat to show their support and watch 16 teams compete with a high level of talent in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s 59th Annual Men’s All-Indian Baseball Tournament at the Salt River, Lehi and Accelerated Learning Academy baseball fields. […]

It was July 29. The Day The Rez Stood Still. Out from the murky, sweltering fog appeared the spine-chilling market of strangeness and horror at the Salt River Community Building. A group of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members called The Woodenhead Collective organized the event, to which more than 500 souls escaped for an […]

By Kari Haahr, OAN Newspaper Assistant In the warm, early morning hours of August 5, the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hosted the 2nd Annual Purple Heart Fun Run/Walk at the Two Waters complex courtyard. Community members and supporters filled out registration forms and received commemorative shirts in preparation for the walk to pay tribute […]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member and jiu-jitsu champion Rianna Tate turns 16 in August. The last time O’odham Action News spoke with Tate, she was 12 years old. Since then, she has about 120 wins under her belt. She still has her mind set on one very specific goal: to become the first full-blooded […]

A new mural has been installed at the Salt River Justice Center, inside the Prosecutor’s Office. The mural, which celebrates the O’odham and Piipaash ways of life, was designed by Natasha Martinez, youth development specialist/fine arts coordinator for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Youth Services, and was painted with the help of the kids […]

On July 15, 1948, the Arizona Supreme Court, for the first time ever, recognized the right of Native Americans to vote in the state. This year marks the 75th anniversary of that important decision, and on July 14, the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA) held a luncheon in honor of the anniversary at the […]