In this episode, O’odham Action News Managing Editor, Dalton Walker, sits down with OAN Student News Reporters Andreea Miguel and Zoe Hernandez to discuss their awards from the Indigenous Journalists Association. They discuss what the awards meant to them and how reporting brought them closer to the Community. Click here...
Each year, National Purple Heart Day is held on Aug. 7 during Purple Heart Month. The Purple Heart medal is presented to any member of the U.S. Armed Forces who has been wounded or died from wounds suffered in any action against an enemy of the United States. The National...
You’ve likely felt a shock before, a small bit of static electricity that gets discharged easily on contact between people and objects. But when the voltage goes up, things can become dangerous quickly. The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community’s Risk Reduction Division wants to make sure that if anyone finds...
When Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community members see a need, they show up and take action. That’s just what Christina Lopez and her daughter Milagros Quintero, also known as Millie of Millie’s Creations, did this summer when they recognized a need for school supplies throughout the Community before beginning of...
A yellow school bus approaches students and a few parents in their vehicles near an intersection in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. The steady rhythm of the engine and the sound of the door slowly opening is familiar, and the Community’s young minds are on their way to learn....
In this episode, O’odham Action News Managing Editor, Dalton Walker, sits down with OAN News Reporter Chris Picciuolo who recently won a third place award for a video he created. This award was given to him by the Indigenous Journalists Association. Chris explains what the award means to him and...
3 Takeaways: Salt River Fire Department Captain Robert Scabby smiled from ear to ear as guests slowly made their way into Room 109 inside Two Waters Building A on the morning of July 7. Guests filed into the room for the debut class of a three-part Community safety training that...