Don “Wild Eagle” Wuebber is an enrolled Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member who grew up on the East Coast in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. He was born at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix and was adopted at 3 months old. Now, at 57, he lives in Pennsylvania...
The new Journey to Recovery (JTR) treatment and rehabilitation facility in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community officially opened its doors on September 8, beginning operations at about 70% occupancy through the end of the year and gradually scaling up to full capacity early in 2026. Female patients were moved...
During the last week of August, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. was in the Phoenix area visiting family and wanted to learn more about healthcare delivery here. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community learned on August 29 that Kennedy would like to pay a visit...
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...
3 Takeaways:• Stanton’s visit was part of efforts to continue improving relationships and understand the needs of the Community.• While here he discussed working with Rep. Schweikert to effectively represent constituents across Arizona as well as visited the Family Advocacy Center for updates on the MMIP Taskforce.• Council members asked...
Elaina Osife is officially a Thunderbird. The Thunderbird School of Global Management is a business school at Arizona State University’s downtown Phoenix campus. The school gets its name from a decommissioned World War II–era Army Air Force base in Glendale, Arizona, which was called Thunderbird Field No. 1. The school’s...
The Indigenous Journalists Association is a national organization composed of Indigenous and non-Indigenous journalists who emphasize Indian Country news. The IJA’s 2025 conference was held August 13-15 on the lands of Isleta Pueblo at the Isleta Resort and Casino in Albuquerque, New Mexico. O’odham Action News staff members Chris Picciuolo, Juan...