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The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.
Tohono O’odham territory stretches across both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. O:shad is now the fourth jaguar since 2015 to live in and around O’odham lands north of the border. Other recent jaguars ...
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 ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — On St. John the Baptist’s feast day in late June, an extended Tohono O’odham family attends Mass out at their desert camp, where they gather to harvest saguaro fruit in ...
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 ...
The Native American Advancement Foundation is located on the Tohono O’odham Nation. NAAF is the focus of KGUN 9's Giving Project, offering services in education, housing, health and more.
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.
Founded by members of the Tohono O'odham Nation, NAAF's goal is to strengthen the native community through a variety of programs on tribal lands. They're the recipients of our February Giving Project.
The Tohono O'odham Nation announced on Monday it will be donating $1 million to progress COVID-19 testing and research at ASU. According to a press release, the Nation will equally split $2 million ...
TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION, Ariz. (KVOA) - The sport of skateboarding continues to grow, especially with the X Games, and Olympic-type competitions. Skateboarding is also a popular pastime that keeps ...
Center for Biological Diversity: SAN XAVIER, Tohono O’odham Nation— Students from schools on the Tohono O’odham Nation, as well as groups of elders and nearly 1,000 Tribal members, have voted to name ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — On St. John the Baptist’s feast day in late June, an extended Tohono O’odham family attends Mass out at their desert camp, where they gather to harvest saguaro fruit in ...