plural O'odhams or O'odham
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: a member of either the Pima or Tohono O'odham peoples
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: the Uto-Aztecan language spoken by the Pimas and Tohono O'odhams
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The Spanish used force to maintain control of the territories, leading to an uprising in 1751 led by the O'odham people (who were called Pima by the Spaniards).
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
One former student talked about how her tongue was split when a teacher put a clothespin on it as punishment for speaking in O'odham in class.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Kaitlin Martinez of The Ranch Mobile Eatery sees the holiday as a chance to give back
The Ranch Mobile Eatery, a pop-up specializing in O'odham foods, was the first business in the Aunties series, which spotlights Indigenous cooks from around Arizona.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
The Navajo Nation lost 135 children plus one from the Ramah Navajo Reservation in New Mexico; the four Apache tribes in Arizona suffered 49 deaths; and the O'odham tribes lost 41 students.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
Johnson first started weaving in his late teens, working with O'odham weavers including Clara Havier, who only spoke O’odham.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
Beginning in summer 2023, O'odham school students came up with a roster of names for the jaguar.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Ak-Chin Tribal Chairman Robert Miguel remembered Carlyle-Kakar as a soft-spoken, unflappable presence, whether speaking in O'odham or English.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
Affected areas included: Tohono O'odham Nation, including Sells; the Tucson area, including Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail; western Pima County, including Ajo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument; and south-central Pinal County, including Eloy, Picacho Peak State Park.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
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Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 26 Dec. 2024
One former student talked about how her tongue was split when a teacher put a clothespin on it as punishment for speaking in O'odham in class.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Kaitlin Martinez of The Ranch Mobile Eatery sees the holiday as a chance to give back
The Ranch Mobile Eatery, a pop-up specializing in O'odham foods, was the first business in the Aunties series, which spotlights Indigenous cooks from around Arizona.
—Endia Fontanez, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2024
The Navajo Nation lost 135 children plus one from the Ramah Navajo Reservation in New Mexico; the four Apache tribes in Arizona suffered 49 deaths; and the O'odham tribes lost 41 students.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 30 July 2024
Johnson first started weaving in his late teens, working with O'odham weavers including Clara Havier, who only spoke O’odham.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2024
Beginning in summer 2023, O'odham school students came up with a roster of names for the jaguar.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 9 May 2024
Ak-Chin Tribal Chairman Robert Miguel remembered Carlyle-Kakar as a soft-spoken, unflappable presence, whether speaking in O'odham or English.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024
Affected areas included: Tohono O'odham Nation, including Sells; the Tucson area, including Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail; western Pima County, including Ajo, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument; and south-central Pinal County, including Eloy, Picacho Peak State Park.
—Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
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“O'odham.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/O%27odham. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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