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81-653: They have often been considered a "Papago subtribe" by anthropologists, along with the Tohono Oʼodham and several groups that vanished or merged with the Tohono Oʼodham. Anybody who can prove Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham ancestry meeting Tohono Oʼodham Nation blood quantum can apply for membership in the Tohono Oʼodham Nation. Some Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham people are enrolled in the Ak-Chin Indian Community . Along with

162-590: A field hockey -like game called toka which is still enjoyed and is a frequent school sport on the modern reservation. Though they shared a linguistic root with the Pima, and could understand the languages of nearby tribes, such tribes were considered distant cousins at best. Even within the Oʼodham there were linguistic and cultural differences that led to the groups being only loosely united. Different groups had different origin stories, linguistic quirks, and appearances. Where

243-486: A Mexican citizen and a member of the Tohono Oʼodham tribe. As advocacy for the border wall continues to grow, inspections and securities along these boundaries have heightened, limiting tribal members' access to resources beyond the border. The cultural resources of the Tohono Oʼodham are threatened—particularly the language—but are stronger than those of many other aboriginal groups in the United States. Every February

324-503: A generally peaceful people. They rarely, if ever, initiated conflict, and got along well with most neighboring tribes. The exception was the Apache , who were frequent raiders of the Oʼodham and other tribes. The Apache were to the east and northeast of the Oʼodham, and had probably moved into the area sometime in the 15th century. The Apache had limited interest in farming, and preferred to raid neighboring troops for supplies. The eastern Oʼodham,

405-401: A median income of $ 45,082 versus $ 34,785 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 21,716. About 10.1% of families and 13.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.3% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over. As of the census of 2000, there were 179,727 people, 61,364 households, and 45,225 families living in the county. The population density

486-545: A new school. The new boarding school opened in 1908; it has a separate post office, known as the Escuela Post Office. Sometimes this name was used in place of the Tucson Indian School. By the mid-1930s, the Tucson Indian School covered 160 acres, had 9 buildings, and was capable of educating 130 students. In 1940, about 18 different tribes made up the population of students at the school. With changing ideas about

567-421: A new tribal law went into effect creating the "Hia Ced District" as a new 12th district of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, with the trust land near Why as its initial land base. For three years after the effective date, previously enrolled members of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation had the right to request that their district designation be reassigned to the new district. People applying for tribal enrollment could also request

648-418: A person lived was the best indicator of which group they belonged to, more so than the other differences. As of the 1700s, when Europeans began to categorize the tribes, there were probably at least six groups. The actual number of groups has varied by author. The following categorization is from Eric Winston's 1994 textbook on the Oʼodham, and includes seven groups, along with some subgroups. The Oʼodham were

729-415: A population of 25,000, with 20,000 living on its Arizonan reservation lands. The nation is governed by a three branch system. The executive which includes a chairman and vice-chairman, who are elected by eligible adult members of the nation. According to their constitution, elections are conducted under a complex formula intended to ensure that the rights of small Oʼodham communities are protected, as well as

810-636: A portion of its people's original Sonoran desert lands. It is organized into eleven districts. The land lies in three counties of the present-day state of Arizona : Pima , Pinal , and Maricopa . The reservation's land area is 11,534.012 square kilometres (4,453.307 sq mi), the third-largest Indian reservation area in the United States (after the Navajo Nation and the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation ). The 2000 census reported 10,787 people living on reservation land. The tribe's enrollment office tallies

891-569: A result, the desert people preserved their traditions largely intact for generations. The Tohono Oʼodham share linguistic and cultural roots with the closely related Akimel Oʼodham (People of the River), historically known as Pima, whose lands lie just south of present-day Phoenix , along the lower Gila River . The ancestors of both the Tohono Oʼodham and the Akimel Oʼodham resided along the major rivers of southern Arizona. Ancient pictographs adorn

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972-462: A rock wall that juts up out of the desert near the Baboquivari Mountains . On the nature of the Oʼodham, Eric Winston writes: The Oʼodham were not a people in a political sense. Instead, their sense of belonging came from similar traditions and ways of life, language and related legends, and experiences shared in surviving in a beautiful but not entirely hospitable land. Debates surround

1053-497: A set of food systems programs that contribute to public health, cultural revitalization, and economic development. It has started a cafe that serves traditional foods. The Tohono Oʼodham community has made efforts to combat future issues by attempting to rehabilitate the systems the tribe had in place before government intervention. The Indigenous group has been advocating for the restoration of their water privileges so that they will be able to effectively produce traditional crops for

1134-486: A time of need that you would repay the debt when you could. Despite a shared language and heritage, the Oʼodham were only loosely connected across their lands. Loyalty laid with the village, not the people. However, the Oʼodham generally got along well with neighbors. They regularly gathered with nearby villages, and would even partner with them in times of conflict against outsider tribes. Gatherings for races, trade, socialization, and gossip were frequent events. Gambling

1215-459: A treaty with the federal government, but the Oʼodham experienced challenges common to other nations. As Oʼodham communal lands were allocated to households and some "surplus" sold to non-Native Americans under the Dawes Act of 1888, a variety of religious groups entered the territory. Presbyterian missionaries built schools and missions there, vying with Roman Catholics and Mormons to convert

1296-631: Is a county in the central part of the U.S. state of Arizona . According to the 2020 census , the population of the county was 425,264, making it Arizona's third-most populous county. The county seat is Florence . The county was established in 1875. Pinal County contains parts of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation , the Gila River Indian Community and the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation , as well as all of

1377-437: Is bundled together to make a harvesting tool called a kuibit . They then reduce the freshly harvested fruit into a thick syrup through several hours of boiling, as the fresh fruit does not keep for long. Four kilograms (9 pounds) of fruit will yield about 1 liter ( 1 ⁄ 4 U.S. gallon) of syrup. Copious volumes of fruit are harvested; an example harvest in 1929 yielded 45,000 kg (99,000 lb) among 600 families. At

1458-401: Is land and 8.6 square miles (22 km ) (0.2%) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 375,770 people, 125,590 households, and 92,157 families living in the county. The population density was 70.0 inhabitants per square mile (27.0 inhabitants/km ). There were 159,222 housing units at an average density of 29.7 units per square mile (11.5 units/km ). The racial makeup of

1539-552: Is likely to continue for the foreseeable future. Pinal County was carved out of neighboring Maricopa County and Pima County on February 1, 1875, during the Eighth Legislature . In the August 18, 1899, issue of The Arizona Magazine, the name "Pinal" is said to come from the pine-clad Pinal Mountains . Pinal County was the second-fastest-growing county in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010. In 2010, CNN Money named Pinal County as

1620-510: Is more gentle. Snows are extremely rare, and winters have a few days below freezing. The growing season is very long, up to 264 days in places. Summer temperatures are extreme, reaching up to 120 °F (49 °C) for weeks at a time. The Tohono Oʼodham migrated between summer and winter homes, usually moving to follow the water. They built their summer homes along alluvial plains , where they channeled summer rains onto fields they were cultivating. Some dikes and catchment basins were built, as

1701-609: Is scarce but is believed to have been more plentiful before European colonization. Their practices of cattle grazing and well drilling decreased stream flows. Localized natural springs provided water in some areas. In some areas, the people also relied on tinajas , or potholes, that were filled with rainwater in the mountains. Rains are intensely seasonal in the Sonoran Desert, with much rainfall occurring in late summer monsoons . Monsoon storms are generally fierce and produce flooding. The remainder of rainfall generally falls in winter and

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1782-609: The Ak-Chin Indian Community . Pinal County is included in the Phoenix – Mesa – Chandler , Arizona Metropolitan Statistical Area . Suburban growth southward from greater Phoenix has begun to spread into the county's northern parts; similarly, growth northward from Tucson is spreading into the county's southern portions. Pinal County has five cities: Maricopa , Casa Grande , Apache Junction , Eloy , and Coolidge . There are also many unincorporated areas , which have shown accelerated growth patterns in recent years; such suburban development

1863-622: The Akimel O'odham and the Tohono O'odham , the Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham are members of the O'odham people. On February 24, 2009, 642.27 acres of land near Why, Arizona , which were previously purchased by the Tohono Oʼodham Nation, were acquired in trust for the Nation. This was done with the intention of eventually creating a new district of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation for the Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham. On October 30, 2012,

1944-524: The Heard Museum and has contributed cover art to Arizona Highways magazine and University of Arizona Press books. Chana illustrated books by Tucson writer Byrd Baylor and created murals for Tohono Oʼodham Nation buildings. In 2004, the Heard Museum awarded Danny Lopez its first heritage award, recognizing his lifelong work sustaining the desert people's way of life. At the National Museum for

2025-564: The San Miguel River valley. The people may have migrated further east in seasonal travel. The Gila River represents the northern limits. To the west, their lands extended to the Colorado River and the Gulf of California . The frontiers of their territory would have been shared to an extent with neighboring tribes. These lands are characterized by wide plains bordered by tall mountains. Water

2106-493: The Santa Cruz River , from early pioneer Sam Hughes. The new facility opened in 1888, with 54 boys and girls. At the new semi-religious boarding school, boys learned rural trades like carpentry and farming, while girls were taught sewing and similar domestic skills of the period. In 1890, additional buildings were completed but the school was still too small for the demand, and students had to be turned away. To raise funds for

2187-718: The Tucson Indian School . This boarding school was founded in 1886, when T.C. Kirkwood, superintendent of the board of national missions of the Presbyterian Church in the United States , asked the Tucson Common Council for land near where the University of Arizona would be built. The Common Council granted the Board of Home Missions a 99-year lease on land at $ 1 a year. The Board purchased 42 acres (17 ha) of land on

2268-399: The 61,364 households 29.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.3% were non-families. 21.1% of households were one person and 9.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.09. The age distribution was 25.1% under

2349-631: The American Indian (NMAI), the Tohono O'odham were represented in the founding exhibition and Lopez blessed the exhibit. The Tohono Oʼodham children were required to attend Indian boarding schools, designed to teach them the English language and assimilate them to the mainstream European-American ways. According to historian David Leighton, of the Arizona Daily Star newspaper, the Tohono Oʼodham attended

2430-519: The Apache 'enemy' is ob. The Oʼodham were settled agricultural people who raised crops. According to their history, they knew the Apache would raid when they ran short on food, or hunting was bad. The relationship between the Oʼodham and Apache was especially strained after 1871 when 92 Oʼodham joined Mexicans and Anglo-Americans and killed an estimated 144 Apache in the Camp Grant massacre . All but eight of

2511-680: The Arizona State Museum on the campus of the University of Arizona, has undertaken a documentary history of the Oʼodham, offering translated colonial documents that discuss Spanish relations with the Oʼodham in the 17th and 18th centuries. Oʼodham musical and dance activities lack "grand ritual paraphernalia that call for attention" and grand ceremonies such as pow-wows . Instead, they wear muted white clay. Oʼodham songs are accompanied by hard wood rasps and drumming on overturned baskets , both of which lack resonance and are "swallowed by

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2592-666: The Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham were friendly with the Cocopah , the Quechan , and the Halchidhoma . The Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham were traditionally hunters and gatherers. They caught jackrabbits by chasing them down in the sand. They hunted mountain sheep, mule deer , and pronghorn with bows and arrows. They caught muskrats and lizards as well. During certain seasons, they went to the gulf to fish and obtain salt. They also ate Pholisma sonorae , an edible flower stalk called camote and "sand food" found in

2673-605: The Hia Ced District announced the formation of an organization called Hia-Ced Hemajkam, LLC, whose goal would be to seek federal recognition of the Hia-Ced Oʼodham as a distinct Indian tribe. Due to geographical proximity, certain cultural traits were borrowed from the Yuman peoples, with some sources implying that their culture was more Yuman than it was Piman, with the exception of their language. According to historical sources,

2754-408: The Hia Ced District as their district designation. Following controversy over its management and expenditures, the new district was dissolved in accordance with an initiative approved by voters of the Tohono Oʼodham Nation on April 25, 2015. Property and funds of the Hia Ced District reverted to the Nation, and members' enrollment reverted to their previous district. In December 2015, former leaders of

2835-403: The Nation's website. Like other tribes, the Tohono Oʼodham felt land pressures from American ranchers, settlers, and the railroads. Documentation was poor, and many members did not leave their lands in a written will. John F. Trudell, a US attorney general assistant recorded an Oʼodham man declaring "I do not know anything about a land grant. The Mexicans never had any land to give us. From

2916-408: The Oʼodham to their faith. Major farmers established the cotton industry, initially employing many Oʼodham as agricultural workers. Under the U.S. federal Indian policy of the late 19th and early 20th century, the government required native children to attend Indian boarding schools . They were forced to use English, practice Christianity, and give up much of their tribal cultures in an attempt by

2997-514: The Pima and transliterated it as Pápago , in their pronunciation. Anglo settlers in the area adopted that term. The historical lands of the Tohono Oʼodham stretched over much of what are now the jurisdictions of southern Arizona and Northern Mexico, across most of the Sonoran Desert . In the south, their land abutted against that of the Seris and Opata peoples. To the east, they ranged to at least

3078-684: The Republican Party won complete control of the Board of Supervisors. In 2022, the Arizona Supreme Court deemed their Road Improvement Tax (passed in 2018) as illegal due to the tax only applied to purchases under $ 10,000. In 2022, the county's elections department came under intense scrutiny following several mistakes in the primary election. At the time, the Elections Department had only two full-time employees. The Board of Supervisors found themselves being accused of not properly funding

3159-816: The Sobapuris, bore the brunt of Apache attacks. The original Oʼodham diet consisted of regionally available wild game , insects, and plants. Through foraging , Oʼodham ate a variety of regional plants, such as: ironwood seed , honey mesquite , hog potato , and organ-pipe cactus fruit . While the Southwestern United States does not have an ideal climate for cultivating crops, Oʼodham cultivated crops of white tepary beans , peas, and Spanish watermelons. They hunted pronghorn antelope, gathered hornworm larvae , and trapped pack rats for sources of meat. Preparation of foods included steaming plants in pits and roasting meat on an open fire. Saguaro cactus fruit

3240-557: The U.S. state of Arizona and the northern Mexican state of Sonora . The United States federally recognized tribe is the Tohono Oʼodham Nation . The Ak-Chin Indian Community also has Tohono O'odham members. The Tohono Oʼodham Nation governs the Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation , a major reservation located in southern Arizona . It encompasses portions of three counties: Pima , Pinal , and Maricopa in

3321-580: The US. The goal was to make the Indians into "real" Americans, but the boarding schools generally offered training only for low-level domestic and agricultural labor, typical of jobs available in rural areas. "Assimilation" was the official policy, but full participation was not the goal. Boarding school students were supposed to function within the segregated society of the United States as economic laborers, not leaders. The Tohono Oʼodham have retained many traditions into

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3402-482: The United States. Tohono O'odham territory extends into the Mexican state of Sonora . The Tohono Oʼodham tribal government and most of the people have rejected the common exonym Papago since the 1980s. They call themselves Tohono Oʼodham, meaning "desert people". The Akimel O'odham , a neighboring tribe, referred to them as Ba꞉bawĭkoʼa , meaning "eating tepary beans ". The Spanish colonizers learned that name from

3483-409: The age of 18 living with them, 55.8% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 26.6% were non-families, and 20.5% of households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21. The median age was 35.3 years. The median household income was $ 51,310 and the median family income was $ 56,299. Males had

3564-413: The age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.0 males. The median household income was $ 35,856 and the median family income was $ 39,548. Males had a median income of $ 31,544 versus $ 23,726 for females. The per capita income for

3645-508: The county by 3.2 percentage points but lost to Richard M. Nixon. As a result of the urban sprawl from Phoenix spreading into the county, a major political reversal has taken place between it and neighboring Maricopa County since the turn of the millennium. Maricopa County is now becoming more progressive as is the trend of most largely populated city centers in America. Pinal voters currently still trend more conservative for now. Donald Trump carried

3726-663: The county by the second-largest margin for a Republican since statehood. Salaries for county elected officials are set by the Arizona Revised Statutes. All county elected officials except the Sheriff ( Mark Lamb as of 2017) and the County Attorney make a salary of $ 63,800, along with county benefits and compulsory participation in the Arizona State Elected Official Retirement Plan. In 2020,

3807-438: The county was $ 16,025. About 12.1% of families and 16.9% of the population were below the poverty threshold , including 25.5% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over. During the 20th century, Pinal was very much a bellwether county in U.S. presidential elections, having supported the winning candidate in every election between Arizona's statehood in 1912 and 2004 except for that of 1968, when Hubert Humphrey won

3888-412: The county was 72.4% white, 5.6% American Indian, 4.6% black or African American, 1.7% Asian, 0.4% Pacific islander, 11.5% from other races, and 3.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 28.5% of the population. In terms of ancestry, 16.9% were German , 10.6% were Irish , 9.5% were English , and 2.8% were American . Of the 125,590 households, 37.0% had children under

3969-460: The dead were women and children. The Oʼodham also captured 29 Apache children, whom they sold into slavery in Mexico. Conflict with European settlers encroaching on their lands eventually resulted in the Oʼodham and the Apache finding common interests. Little of early Oʼodham history is known. That recorded by Europeans reflects their biases. The first European exploration and recording of Oʼodham lands

4050-445: The desert floor". Dancing features skipping and shuffling quietly in bare feet on dry dirt, the dust raised being believed to rise to atmosphere and assist in forming rain clouds. Society focused on the family, and each member had specific roles to play. Women were in charge of food preparation and also gathered the bulk of food, although all members helped. Older girls in the family would be in charge of fetching water each morning,

4131-522: The desert people had embraced the Catholicism of the Spanish conquistadors . Tohono Oʼodham villages resisted such change for hundreds of years. During the 1660s and in 1750s, two major rebellions rivaled in scale the 1680 Pueblo Rebellion . Their armed resistance prevented the Spanish from increasing their incursions into the lands of Pimería Alta . The Spanish retreated to what they called Pimería Baja . As

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4212-547: The duty would fall to the wife if there were no daughters. Women also wove baskets, and made pottery, such as ollas . Men performed many of the farming tasks, and hunted. Older men would hunt larger game like bighorn sheep , younger men and boys hunted small game. Most communities had a medicine man , a usually male position. Decisions were made by men in a communal fashion, with elders holding prominence. Children were free to play until age six, around which time they began to learn their roles. Grandparents and older siblings were

4293-570: The earliest times our fathers have owned land which was given to them by the Earth's prophet." Because the Oʼodham lived on public lands or had no documentation of ownership, their holdings were threatened by white cattle herders in the 1880s. However, they used their history of cooperation with the government in the Apache Wars to bargain for land rights. Today, Oʼodham lands are made up of multiple reservations: The Tohono Oʼodham Community Action (TOCA)

4374-411: The education of tribal children, the federal government began to support education where the children lived with their families. By August 1953, it had no grades lower than 7th grade. In 1960, the school closed its doors. The site was developed as Santa Cruz Plaza, just southwest of Pueblo Magnet High School . The Tohono Oʼodham Nation within the United States occupies a reservation that incorporates

4455-416: The end of the harvest, each family would contribute a small amount of syrup to a communal stock that would be fermented by the medicine man. This was cause for rainmaking celebrations. Stories would be told, there was much dancing, and songs would be sung. Each man would drink some of the saguaro wine. The resulting intoxicated state was seen as holy, and any dreams it brought on were considered portentous. This

4536-568: The first and current church building were constructed by Oʼodham. The second building was constructed under direction of Franciscan priests, during a mission period from 1783 to 1797. The oldest European building in present-day Arizona, the mission is considered a premier example of Spanish colonial design. It is one of many missions built in the Southwest by the Spanish on what was then the northern frontier of their colony. Tourists sometimes assume that

4617-527: The government to assimilate the children of various tribes into the American mainstream. The current tribal government, established in the 1930s under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, reflects years of commercial, missionary, and federal intervention. While the federal government encouraged tribes to reestablish their governments, it approved models based on the electoral system and structure of

4698-527: The interests of the larger communities and families. The legislative branch which includes the tribal council which is made up two representatives from each of the twelve districts. The third branch is the Judicial which includes five judges. present chairman is Ned Norris Jr , Vice Chairwoman is Wavalene Saunders, Legislative Chairman is Timothy Joaquin Gu Achi, and Chief Judge is Donald Harvey. This can all be found on

4779-438: The most frequent teachers, as parents tended to be very busy. Marriages were generally arranged by parents, or if the parents had died, older siblings. Since individual villages tended to be closely related, marriages were generally between villages, as close relatives were not allowed to marry. A wife would generally move to the village of her husband, but exceptions could be made if the wife's village needed more help. Polygamy

4860-417: The nation holds the annual Sells Rodeo and Parade in its capital. Sells District rodeo has been an annual event since being founded in 1938. It celebrates traditional frontier skills of riding and managing cattle. In the visual arts, Michael Chiago and the late Leonard Chana gained widespread recognition for their paintings and drawings of traditional Oʼodham activities and scenes. Chiago has exhibited at

4941-516: The native cities were grander than Mexico City , which led to the Coronado expedition . Considerable evidence suggests that, before the late 17th century, the Oʼodham and Apache were friendly and engaged in the exchange of goods and marriage partners. Oʼodham oral history , however, suggests that intermarriages resulted instead from raiding between the two tribes. It was typical for women and children to be taken captive in raids, to be used as slaves by

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5022-531: The original crops that the Indigenous group produced, such as tepary beans, squash, and the buds of cholla cactus, were items that could have aided in combating the diabetes crisis within the community. These foods possessed nutrients that would have helped normalize blood sugar and minimize the impact of diabetes. However, as a result of government intervention, many of these traditional foods were lost. A local nonprofit, Tohono Oʼodham Community Action (TOCA), has built

5103-610: The origins of the Oʼodham. Claims that the Oʼodham moved north as recently as 300 years ago compete with claims that the Hohokam , who left the Casa Grande Ruins , are their ancestors. In the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library are materials collected by a Franciscan friar who worked among the Tohono Oʼodham. These include scholarly volumes and monographs. The Office of Ethnohistorical Research, located at

5184-494: The sand dunes, mesquite beans, saguaro fruit, and pitaya , which they gathered near Quitobaquito and the Lower Sonoita River . Tohono O%CA%BCodham people The Tohono Oʼodham ( / t ə ˈ h oʊ n oʊ ˈ ɔː t əm , - ˈ oʊ t əm / tə- HOH -noh AW -təm, -⁠ OH -təm , O'odham : [ˈtɔhɔnɔ ˈʔɔʔɔd̪am] ) are a Native American people of the Sonoran Desert , residing primarily in

5265-478: The school and support its expansion, its superintendent entered into a contract with the city of Tucson to grade and maintain streets. While officially called the Tucson Indian Training School, "any person of either sex, regardless of race or color", who showed "promise of development into a Christian leader or citizen and whose educational needs may, in the judgement of the school, be better served by

5346-484: The school than by another available resource" was eligible for admission. In 1903, Jose Xavier Pablo, who later went on to become a leader in the Tohono Oʼodham Nation , graduated from the school. Three years later, the school bought the land they were leasing from the city of Tucson and sold it at a significant profit. In 1907, they purchased land just east of the Santa Cruz River, near present-day Ajo Way and built

5427-536: The second fastest growing county in the USA. Pinal County has been identified as the second riskiest county for combined impacts of climate change from 2040 to 2060, largely due to high risks of extreme heat, fire hazard and economic and crop damages. According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 5,374 square miles (13,920 km ), of which 5,366 square miles (13,900 km )

5508-521: The tribe's water source, preventing the Indigenous group from being able to produce traditional crops. This resulted in the widespread trend of type 2 diabetes among members of the tribe. The adaptation of a processed food diet caused the presence of type 2 diabetes to rise at alarming rates, with nearly 60 percent of the adult population in the tribe facing this disease and 75 percent of children expected to contract this disease in their lifetime. Children are also at risk for childhood obesity. Many of

5589-421: The tribe. Moreover, even in tribal schools, such as those in the local Baboquivari Unified School District, the quality of lunch programs is being reassessed in order to bring a larger emphasis of the need for healthier food options. The Tohono Oʼodham Nation is one of the only Indigenous groups to offer tribal members access to medical treatment in the United States. Requirements for this enrollment include being

5670-506: The twenty-first century, and still speak their language . Since the late 20th century, however, U.S. mass culture has penetrated and in some cases eroded Oʼodham traditions as their children adopt new trends in technology and other practices. Beginning in the 1960s, government intervention in the tribe's agricultural cultivation caused the Tohono Oʼodham tribe members to shift from a traditional plant-based diet to one that favored foods high in fat and calories. The government began to close off

5751-481: The victors. Often women married into the tribe in which they were held captive and assimilated under duress. Both tribes thus incorporated "enemies" and their children into their cultures. The San Xavier District is the site of Mission San Xavier del Bac , the "White Dove of the Desert". This is a major tourist attraction near Tucson . The mission was founded in 1700 by Jesuit missionary and explorer Eusebio Kino . Both

5832-526: Was 34 inhabitants per square mile (13 inhabitants/km ). There were 81,154 housing units at an average density of 15 units per square mile (5.8 units/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 70.4% White, 2.8% Black or African American, 7.8% Native American, 0.6% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 15.7% from other races, and 2.7% from two or more races. 29.9% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 21.9% reported speaking Spanish at home, while 1.4% speak O'odham and <0.1% speak Apache . Of

5913-557: Was a common recreational event, with men playing a game with sticks similar to dice, and women playing a game which required tossing painted sticks. They would bet trinkets such as shells or beads, as well as valuables such as blankets and mats. Betting also occurred on races, which were the most important sport. Girls were already generally good runners due to being water fetchers, and all members needed to be able to run to escape danger or attacks. Day long races were popular events, and courses would be 10–15 mi (16–24 km). Women played

5994-441: Was allowed. Although women had little choice in whom they married, they could choose to leave their marriage if unhappy; they would then return to their village and a new marriage would be arranged. Society was intensely communal, and there were few positions of authority. Hunters shared their catches with the entire village. Food and supplies were shared with those who needed it. It was expected that if you had been given things in

6075-454: Was an especially important food. The Tohono Oʼodham use long sticks to harvest the fruits, which are then made into a variety of products including jams, syrups, and ceremonial wine. Tohono O'odham cooks made porridge from its edible seeds. The harvest begins in June; villages would travel to the saguaro stands for the duration of the harvest. A pair of saguaro ribs, about 6 m (20 ft) long,

6156-499: Was founded by current CEO and President Terrol Dew Johnson and co-founder Tristan Reader in 1996 on the basis of wanting to restore and re-integrate lost tribal traditions into the community. Located in Sells, Arizona, they originally started as a community garden and offered basketweaving classes. Now, the organization has expanded to having its own two farms, restaurant, and art gallery. Pinal County, Arizona Pinal County

6237-463: Was made by crushing the pods of the trees), cholla cactus, and acorns. On the agricultural side of their diet, farmers focused on corn, squash, and tepary beans. It was not until more numerous Americans of Anglo-European ancestry began moving into the Arizona territory that the outsiders began to oppress the people's traditional ways. Unlike many tribes in the United States, the Tohono Oʼodham never signed

6318-568: Was made in the early 1530s by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca of the ill-fated Narváez expedition . Esteban the Moor passed through these lands, one of the four survivors of the Narvaez expedition. He returned later to lead Fray Marcos de Niza in an attempt to find the mythical Seven Cities of Gold . Esteban was killed by the Zuni when he dishonored their customs, and de Niza cut short his journey. De Niza wrote that

6399-485: Was most commonly used during summer monsoons. Mission Garden in Tucson, Arizona, includes O'odham areas that show foods and farming methods before and after European contact. This includes planting in basins that hold the monsoon rains. Traditional tribal foods were a combination of goods provided by nature and items they cultivated. From nature, the Tohono Oʼodham would consume rabbit, sap and flour from mesquite trees (flour

6480-457: Was the only time that the Oʼodham drank alcohol during the year. Ak cin , known as "mouth of the wash", refers to the farming method in which farmers would monitor the weather for signs of storm cloud formations. The appearance of storm clouds signified that there was going to be a downpour of rain. Farmers would anticipate these moments and quickly prep their plantations for seeding as the rain began to flood their lands. This type of agriculture

6561-472: Was typical of Pima practices to the north. But most streams were not reliable enough for the people to build permanent canal systems. Winter villages were built in the mountains, to take advantage of more reliable water, and to enable the men to engage in hunting games. Historically, the Oʼodham were enemies of the nomadic Apache from the late 17th until the beginning of the 20th century. The Oʼodham word for

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