Members of activist and land protector groups came together at the Salt River Ballfields parking lot in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community on Aug. 11 to gather and take donations to the Tohono O’odham Nation. The nation is experiencing an ongoing legal battle with the Trump administration and U.S....
You don’t have to look far to find creative talent in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. There are mural festivals and art showcases, creative writing groups and podcast series showcasing poetry. Community members have had their work worn by athletes and printed in hardcover. At O’odham Action News, we...
Patricia Woody has landed in the Windy City. Look out, Chicago. Woody chose the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to further her education. The institute is a private art school of the Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. Her current major is art education, but she said...
3 takeaways: Public health officials from across the country traveled to the Phoenix Valley for the National Tribal Health Conference, held from Aug 16-21 in the Gila River Indian Community. The conference featured a stop in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community with SRPMIC public health officials and staff from...
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member Jesse Thomas works as a licensed barber in Queen Creek. The idea of pursuing that career came to him from his own barber when Thomas was fresh out of high school in 2022. The process began with a talk with his mother about the...
Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community youth gathered for one last hurrah before the school season began. On the weekend of Aug. 7, students headed to the Ske:g Himdag Ki: gymnasium for the Back to the School Yard Youth Basketball Tournament, hosted by Community Recreational Services Athletics. The tournament featured 16...
As a member of the 14U Na7ive Na7ions all-star softball team, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community student-athlete Naomi Anton reflects on her time playing in the 2026 Babe Ruth World Series tournament in Florence, Alabama. How do you celebrate making history as a member of the first-ever all-Indigenous team to...