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 saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

Why Tohono O’odham Nation’s centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival in Arizona For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start to the ...

For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, whose ancestors have lived in this hot desert for thousands of years, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is sacred.

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 a process sacred in ...

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 ...