By Marissa Johnson O’odham Action News Spring break is a time when students of all ages get a weeklong break from school to enjoy and recharge themselves. This year, spring break was especially important, as it served as a time for students to celebrate all their hard work. Because the COVID-19 guidelines from the Centers […]
By Marissa Johnson O’odham Action News April 29 marks the first anniversary of the O’odham Action News “OAN Podcast.” The podcast is carried on multiple listening platforms such as Anchor, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podcast Addict and the OAN website. Now, with 41 episodes produced to date, we decided to take a look back at how […]
The Westwood High School 2020-21 girls basketball season ended on March 12 after the girls lost to Dobson High School (37-40) in their second game of the 6A Division Elite Eight. The girls ended their season with a 16-4 record. This year there were six Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members playing on the varsity […]
With the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community still in Phase 1 of the “Return Strong” Return to Work Plan as of March 29, it could jump to Phase 2 soon, depending on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the Community and surrounding communities. After being in the “essential services only” phase with maximum mitigation efforts […]
To make sure that all Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members and residents have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, the SRPMIC Emergency Management staff, with the help of many others, began an effort to provide a new vaccine service for homebound individuals on March 1. So far, SRPMIC has administered approximately 5,000 Moderna vaccines to […]
On February 24, Café Rio Mexican Grill, which specializes in fresh Mexican food, opened a new location on tribal land in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, at 8930 N. 90th St. Café Rio recently revealed a 3.0 version of the restaurant with new postcard-style murals by Salt Lake City, Utah muralist and acrylic painter […]
Angel Villa #10 SAGU American Indian College SAGUAIC Warriors Angel Villa is playing his first year at the Southwestern Assemblies of God University (SAGU) American Indian College in Phoenix. Villa and the SAGUAIC Warriors played a full schedule this season, with games as far away as Billings, Montana, where he and his team won two […]