Akimel O’otham

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The Akimel O’otham are a Native American people traditionally living along the Gila and Salt Rivers in what is now Arizona, known for their sophisticated irrigation agriculture and enduring cultural heritage.

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Akimel O’otham canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
O’odham people
indigenous people of the United States
affectedBy Gadsden Purchase agreement
surface form: Gadsden Purchase

U.S. Indian reservation policy
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice basketry
oral storytelling
pottery
traditional songs and dances
culturalRevitalization language preservation programs
traditional arts education
ethnicGroupOf Gila River Indian Community
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
hasAlternativeName Pima
Pima people
surface form: Pima Indians
hasAutonym Akimel O’otham self-link
hasClanSystem yes
hasNameInEnglish River People
hasNotableRiverAssociation Gila River irrigation canals
Salt River irrigation canals
historicalInteraction Mexican authorities
Spanish colonizers
United States government
knownFor enduring cultural heritage
sophisticated canal irrigation systems
modernReservation Gila River Indian Reservation
Salt River Reservation
surface form: Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation
practicesReligion Protestant Christianity
Roman Catholicism
relatedEthnicGroup Hia C-ed O’odham
surface form: Hia-Ced O’odham

Pee Posh (Maricopa)
Tohono O'odham
surface form: Tohono O’odham
speaksLanguage Akimel O’odham language
surface form: Akimel O’otham dialect of O’odham

O’odham language
traditionalCrop beans
corn
cotton
squash
wheat
traditionalEconomy farming
trade with neighboring tribes
traditionalHousing adobe structures
brush houses
traditionalRegion present-day Arizona
traditionalReligion O’odham traditional religion
traditionalSubsistence irrigation agriculture
traditionalTerritory Gila River
Salt River
Sonoran Desert

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Pima people alsoKnownAs Akimel O’otham
Akimel O’otham hasAutonym Akimel O’otham self-link