4Corners K-9 Search and Rescue

The greatest gift wasn’t the check.

It was being seen.

4Corners K-9 Search & Rescue was honored to receive a $25,000 donation as one of the beneficiaries of the 35th Annual Sycuan Cup.

The funding will help us continue responding to families, caring for our K9s, maintaining equipment, covering fuel costs, and ensuring we can continue answering the call when communities need us most.

But what touched us most was something much bigger.

There is something incredibly humbling about having a Tribal Nation hundreds of miles away not only recognize your work, but believe in it enough to invest in it, support it, and explore how that work might help strengthen their own community.

Throughout our visit, we experienced incredible hospitality, generosity, and kindness from the Sycuan Tribal Council, elders, staff, and community members.

A special thank you to Lauren Morrow and the entire Sycuan Casino Resort staff. You were absolutely amazing, and your warmth, professionalism, and hospitality helped make this experience truly unforgettable.

To see our logo displayed throughout the event, to be welcomed as honored guests, and to be included in a tradition that has supported charitable organizations for 35 years was something we will never forget.

The donation means a great deal to us.

But what means just as much is knowing that another Tribal Nation saw our work, believed in our mission, and opened the door to relationships, collaboration, and conversations about how we can continue helping Native communities together.

To the Sycuan Tribal Council, thank you for believing in our mission.

To Brianna, thank you for seeing value in our work and for helping make this possible.

We are grateful, humbled, and inspired by what can happen when Tribal Nations support one another.

🪶 This moment deserves more than one photo.
Video tomorrow. 🪶

Ahe’hee’.

We don’t want communities to feel helpless anymore.

We want families to know:
you can organize.
you can advocate.
you can build partnerships.
you can become a resource for your own people.

That’s one of the biggest reasons we’re honored to join Mother Nation in Seattle on Thursday May 28th for Healing Together.

To connect.
To learn from one another.
To share what we’ve learned through both the heartbreak and the work.
And to help inspire more communities to take action in their own areas.

We also hope these conversations continue building stronger partnerships and more resources for Tribal communities — including search support, K9 resources, prevention efforts, and community-led response.

If you’re in the Washington area, we hope you’ll come join us and Mother Nation for this important gathering. ❤️

Different communities.
Same fight to bring our people home.

📍Seattle, Washington
📅 Thursday, May 28th 10:30am-5:00pm
📍Daybreak Star Indian Cultural Center

Today we proudly welcome Odessa Tom as an official certified member of the 4Corners K-9 Search & Rescue after successfully completing her FEMA and Team SAR certifications. 🐾

Please join Gunny, Moby and Rusty in congratulating her on this accomplishment and on the commitment, discipline, and heart it takes to step into this work.

In Odessa’s own words:

🪶”Rooted in tradition and driven by compassion, I am proudly born for the Táchii’nii (Red Running Into Water Clan) and Tł’ógí Weaver–Zia people.

I earned my degree in Psychology and am continuing my journey in healthcare by obtaining my CNA license this summer before beginning nursing school this fall. My passion has always been helping others and advocating for stronger healthcare systems within Indigenous communities. I’ve proudly represented and advocated for the Navajo Nation all the way to the Senate in Washington, D.C., working toward better healthcare access and support for Native people.

In my younger years, I had the opportunity to model for clothing companies in New York — experiences that fueled my love for travel and for meeting people from different walks of life.

Outside of my professional goals, I’m an amazing cook, a volunteer at heart, and someone who deeply cares for animals and community. I currently live in Ohio, but every summer I return home to Farmington to spend time with my family and reconnect with my roots.

I can read and write in Navajo, and I proudly carry traditional values into every part of my life. Whether I’m caring for others, advocating for change, or simply sharing a meal with loved ones, I strive to lead with kindness, culture, and purpose.

I joined SAR because I believe the most meaningful work exists where discomfort, responsibility, and compassion meet.

What drew me in was the idea that even when someone feels completely lost, there are still strangers willing to walk into the dark to find them. There is something deeply human about refusing to let another person disappear unnoticed.

I’ve always been someone who cares deeply about people — even strangers. Forgetting people never sat right with me. I believe purpose comes from carrying responsibility for others and being willing to stand beside them in moments when they are afraid, hurt, or alone.

To me, courage is not a personality trait — it’s a responsibility. It’s choosing to help when it would be easier not to, and showing up for people when they need it most.

One quote that has always stayed with me is:
‘The things we do for others remain and are immortal.’
— Gladiator”🪶

Odessa Rose

✅UPDATE 5/26/2026: Family has made Contact✅

ARIZONA — PLEASE HELP SHARE

Kevin John’s family is searching for him and asking for help getting his face across Phoenix, Tucson, and surrounding communities.

Someone may have seen him.
Someone may recognize him.
Someone may know where he is.

Please help this reach the right people.

Even one share could make the difference in bringing him home safely.

If you have any information regarding Kevin’s whereabouts, please contact Tucson Arizona Police Department at 520-791-4444.