Media is Confusing the Public with Misleading Photos of Tohono O'odham

Media is Confusing the Public with Misleading Photos of Tohono O'odham

The media is using an out-dated photo that is not related to the current 'No Trespass' notice to border wall contractors, and it is misleading.

By Ofelia Rivas and Brenda Norrell, Censored News, 12, August 2026

Many news reporters are using out-dated photos of the Tohono O'odham Nation that are not related to the current 'No Trespassing' warnings to border wall contractors. The use of out-dated photos is misleading. In fact, tribal police threatened supporters with arrest if they traveled to the protest through tribal lands in the U.S.

Ophelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, said just now that this photo was taken nine years ago. The media's use shows disrespect for O'odham Elders.

Dine' Take Over Meeting of Laramide's Proposed Uranium Mine in Churchrock

Community members took over the Laramide meeting organized by the New Mexico Environment Department over its Discharge Permit application on August 6, 2026 at Fire Rock Casino in Gallup, New Mexico. Photo by Sarah Knopp.

Diné Community Members Take Over Uranium Company Public Meeting to Express Adamant Opposition to Yet Another New Uranium Mining Proposal

NM Environment Dept. Meeting about the Crownpoint Uranium Project Reveals Deep-Seated Anger That Contamination from Previous Mining Has Still Not Been Cleaned Up

Coalition Statement, August 12, 2026, Censored News

GALLUP, New Mexico -- Impacted community members took over an informational meeting scheduled by Laramide Resources on August 6th at the Fire Rock Casino near Gallup, New Mexico, to discuss its plans and required permitting to conduct uranium in situ leach mining in Churchrock.

Eyes on the Sky after Tohono O'odham Nation' Posts 'No Trespass' Signs for Border Wall Construction Crews

Eyes on the Sky after Tohono O'odham Nation' Posts 'No Trespass' Signs for Border Wall Construction Crews

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, August 12, 2026

Tohono O'odham Nation -- These combat jets that carry out dangerous maneuvers over the Tohono O'odahm Nation are led by a private company, ATAC. The company is contracted by the Air Force and based at Luke Air Force base in the Phoenix Valley at Glendale. These jets endanger the lives of O'odham with flares, sonic booms break plaster in traditional O'odham homes, and there is the risk of crashes. ATAC jets have crashed in other areas, killing the pilots.

Day 14: Tree Sitter Saving Old Growth Cottonwood: Arizona Border Wall Resistance

Day 14: Tree Sitter Saving Old Growth Cottonwood: Arizona Border Wall Resistance

The cicadas are singing, but for how long. Voice from the protectors of the grandmother cottonwood today at the tree sit on the Arizona border, east of Nogales, as the monster machines scrape into the earth for border wall dollars. Tuesday, Day 14. https://www.facebook.com/kate.scott.973823