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The Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, is located on land that has been inhabited by Indigenous peoples for 13,000 years. Today, the Tucson area is home to the Tohono O’odham and the Pascua Yaqui. This Learning Lab features collections and educational resources from Arizona State Museum pertaining to Tohono O’odham history and culture. This collection was made with the hope of giving people an overview of the Tohono O'odham and their relationship with water throughout history.
This Learning Lab was created by a student in the summer 2021 Smithsonian Affiliate Digital Learning and Engagement Internship, in partnership with Emerson Collective and the Arizona State Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate. #SAintern #RaceAndSocialJustice #arizonastatemuseum #TohonoOodham #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #AmericanIndian #waterrights #tucson #southernarizona #arizonahistory #conservation…
The Tohono O'odham and Their Relationship to Water
- Published and Created by:
- Arizona State Museum
- Date Published
- September 02, 2021
- Last Modified
- November 29, 2021
- Description
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The Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, is located on land that has been inhabited by Indigenous peoples for 13,000 years. Today, the Tucson area is home to the Tohono O’odham and the Pascua Yaqui. This Learning Lab features collections and educational resources from Arizona State Museum pertaining to Tohono O’odham history and culture. This collection was made with the hope of giving people an overview of the Tohono O'odham and their relationship with water throughout history.
This Learning Lab was created by a student in the summer 2021 Smithsonian Affiliate Digital Learning and Engagement Internship, in partnership with Emerson Collective and the Arizona State Museum, a Smithsonian Affiliate. #SAintern #RaceAndSocialJustice #arizonastatemuseum #TohonoOodham #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #AmericanIndian #waterrights #tucson #southernarizona #arizonahistory #conservation
S-ma:c ‘ac mac ‘an Tohono O’odham ha-jeweḍga da:m oyopo: We acknowledge our presence on Tohono O'odham ancestral lands"- Land Acknowledgment by the Tohono O'odham Student Association at UA
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