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Salt River Schools transported students and families as far back as the 1950s at their Fall Into Reading event on Sept. 18. The theme for this year’s event was “Oldies but Goodies.” Families dressed up in their best outfits from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Attendees were able to participate...
Adams Elementary students in Mesa have some new ideas for what they might want to be when they grow up. The Native American Education Program at Mesa Public Schools invited O’odham Action News to the school on Tuesday, Sept. 15, to speak with students and share what it takes to get into...
3 takeaways: In mid-August, six staff members from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community traveled to the Casino Del Sol Resort in Tucson for the eighth annual Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Conference, hosted by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. Nearly 300 representatives from various tribes attended. Mylo Smith (Crow Creek-Dakota)...
The past few months at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale Lehi Branch have been filled with nonstop fun and fabulous prizes for club members and their families. First, members participated in a summer reading contest. During the final days of summer camp, the Lehi Branch staff designed...
The American Indian Program (AIP) at Scottsdale Community College (SCC) hosted an open house on Sept. 3 at the college’s Indigenous Cultural Center. Attendees included students, families and Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members. The program invited students to connect with staff and community partners. The AIP team provided resources...
After it passed in both the Arizona Senate and House of Representatives, House Bill 2484 was signed into law by Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on April 14. The new law requires all public and charter schools across the state to prohibit the use of personal cell phones and electronic devices...
Doing their best and putting their best foot forward has always been the main goal for Elijah and Ezekiel Norris. Winning the Boys & Girls Clubs Jr. Suns championship game in overtime, 29-28, was a dream come true for these brothers. The players on the team received a championship ring,...
Before getting into the swimming pool for his race, Maizen Brown, 8, hears his coaches tell him, “You got it, you can do this, Maizen. You’re strong!” He is. Those words gave him the motivation to go on and place in the 25-meter breaststroke race on July 26 at the...
The O’odham Action News team endured another sweltering July this year, driving from gym to gym across Phoenix to catch a glimpse of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community hoopers representing their people on their traditional lands in the 22nd Annual Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI). From July 22-25, 204 teams...
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