The Tohono Oʼodham Nation
ABOUT
The Tohono O’odham Nation is located in Arizona's Sonoran desert lands, a federally-recognized tribe that includes approximately 28,000 members occupying tribal lands in Southwestern Arizona. It's the second largest reservations in Arizona in both population and geographical size, with a land base of 2.8 million acres and 4,460 square miles, approximately the size of the State of Connecticut. The Tohono Oʼodham Nation is organized into eleven districts, located in three counties of the present-day state of Arizona: Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa. The 2000 census reported 10,787 people living on reservation land. The tribe's enrollment office tallies a population of 25,000, with 20,000 living on its Arizonan reservation lands.
CUTURAL RENEWAL PROJECTS
TOCA (Tohono O'odham Community Action) hopes to contribute to the revitalization of the O'odham Himdag -- the Desert People's Way.
A community-based organization focused on cultural renewal as key to empowerment and better health. TOCA has four primary program areas:
1) Basket-weaving,
2) Traditional foods - built a set of food systems programs that contribute to public health, cultural revitalization, and economic development.
It has started a cafe that serves traditional foods.
3) Youth/elder outreach and
4) Traditional arts and culture.
www.tocaonline.org