(AP) — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early summer days, in search of ripe fruit from the towering saguaro cactus, an icon of the ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ripens. For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, whose ancestors have ...

O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam, or “Jaguar Protector” in the O’odham language, was chosen by students and elders across the Tohono O'odham Nation during an Earth Day event on April 27 after a year-long ...

The Tohono O’odham Nation’s Reservation includes 62 miles of international border with Mexico. We spend an average of $3 million of our own money each year on border security and enforcement.

TOHONO O’ODHAM NATION, Ariz. — By the numbers, Tohono O’odham Community College is booming. Enrollment in the fall semester was just under 1,200, according to the American Indian Higher ...

“As a Tohono O’odham student, I am honored to vote alongside my community for an O’odham name for the newest wild jaguar here in our traditional lands,” Cedric Lewis, a 12th grade student ...

The Tohono O’odham Utility Authority recently received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish a fiber-optic network to implement and improve internet ...

Tohono O'odham police also work with the Boys and Girls Club in programs such as boxing and talk to graduating high school students about the dangers of getting involved in drug smuggling, ...

Family and friends of Raymond Mattia, the Tohono O'odham man who was shot and killed by Border Patrol agents, gather at a news conference outside of the Evo A. DeConcini Federal Courthouse in ...

There are four clinics spread across the nation’s 11 districts. The Tohono O’odham Nation tribal administration did not respond to several emails and phone calls seeking comment about Covid-19 on the ...

The Tohono O’odham Nation Police Department officer present for the shooting had a history of harassing and intimidating Mattia, along with other tribal members, numerous times before the ...

For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start to the new year. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 75°F. Tuesday, July 15th 2025 ...