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Why Tohono O’odham Nation’s centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival in Arizona
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, Delgado ...
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 ...
“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 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.
He worked in mining while attending night classes on his way to becoming a Language and Culture Instructor at Tohono O'odham Community College. Though he died in 2008, his community impact continued.
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 had requested assistance from Border Patrol to respond to a "shots fired" call west of the community. Have a news tip or story idea about the border ...
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens. For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start ...
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