Tohono O’odham

[thuh-noh uh-thuhm, tuh-hah-nuh oh-uh-thuhm]

noun

1. a member of an Indigenous people closely related to the Pima and now living mainly in southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico.

2. the Uto-Aztecan language of the Tohono O’odham, closely related to Pima.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Tohono O’odham¹

An Americanism dating back to 1985–90; from Pima-Papago tóhonoʔóʔdham “desert people”

Example Sentences

Most recently, he is sponsoring a bill to expand the “Shadow Wolves” program that enlists members of the Tohono O’odham Nation to help patrol the border.

From Slate

Precincts in Navajo Nation ranged from 60% to 90% support for Biden, the analysis found, and some precincts in Tohono O’odham Nation reached 98%.

From Los Angeles Times

This was Due’s first piccadilly, a delicacy whose origins are debated, but can be traced to either the Navajo, the Tohono O’odham Reservation, or the Hopi village Moenkopi.

From Los Angeles Times

The Tohono O’odham Nation — along with the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Center for Biological Diversity and Archeology Southwest — sued in January in hopes of stopping the clearing of roads and pads so more work could be done to identify culturally significant sites within a 50-mile stretch of the valley.

From Seattle Times

The Tohono O’odham Nation vowed in April to pursue all legal avenues, and environmentalists said an appeal is likely.

From Seattle Times