Southwest

Tohono O'odham

~34,000Tohono O'odham, EnglishSince 300 CE

About the Tohono People

The Tohono O'odham, Desert People of the Sonoran borderlands, sustained vibrant communities through dry farming, saguaro harvesting, and salt pilgrimages even as a border split their homelands.

Cultural Traditions

Saguaro Wine Ceremony

Basketry

Desert Dry Farming

Salt Pilgrimage

Historical Timeline

1853

Gadsden Purchase divides O'odham homelands

1916

Papago Reservation established (later Tohono O'odham Nation)

1986

Name formally restored to Tohono O'odham Nation