When the Maricopa County Community College District canceled all DEI-related graduation ceremonies, including the American Indian Convocation, many Indigenous students were left without a space to celebrate their academic achievements. But the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community stepped in. In this episode of the O’odham Action News Podcast, we reflect...

More O’odham Action News coverage of the Convovation: You can listen to the latest OAN podcast about the Convocation here:

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.

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.

O’odham Action News offered college and high school graduates from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community the opportunity to get their portrait taken in studio. 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...