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PHOTO ESSAY: Tohono O’odham families carry on sacred saguaro fruit harvest in Arizona borderlands
The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...
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.
Budget cuts of 90% could force tribal colleges to close, leave K-12 schools in disrepair
The federal agency in charge of tribal education has deep funding cuts that advocates say would mean death for colleges.
A Tohono O'odham family integrates Catholic and Native beliefs in the Arizona desert
The history of encounters between Catholicism and Native spirituality has often been marred by violence and oppression ...
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Tohono O’odham Nation's saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival
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 ...
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Why Tohono O’odham Nation's Centuries-Old Saguaro Fruit Harvest Is ...
Why Tohono O’odham Nation's Centuries-Old Saguaro Fruit Harvest Is Experiencing a Revival in Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their ...