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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Akimel O’otham canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.