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 of the border protest nine years ago is misleading. In fact, tribal police threatened supporters with arrest if they traveled to the border protest through tribal lands in the United States.
Ophelia Rivas, Tohono O'odham, said today that the photos of the border protest by O'odham in Mexico were taken nine years ago. The media's use now is misleading and shows disrespect for O'odham Elders.