Tohono O'odham

noun

To·​ho·​no O'odham tō-ˈhō-nō- 

plural Tohono O'odham

: a member of an Indigenous people of southwestern Arizona and northwestern Mexico

Examples of Tohono O'odham in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump's border wall construction during his first term as president was criticized by border tribes such as the Tohono O'odham in Arizona for being built in the middle of sacred lands and ancestral burial grounds. —Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 29 Jan. 2025

On March 2, 2023, near Why, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation, officers responded to a vehicle collision at the intersection of State Route 86 and Federal Route 1. —Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024

Christopher Columbus Park in Tucson is set to be renamed Danny Lopez Park to better represent the local community and honor the legacy of a Tohono O'odham elder. —Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024

Affected areas include: western Pima County, including Ajo/Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument; Tohono O'odham Nation, including Sells; metro Tucson, including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail; south-central Pinal County, including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park. —Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024

South-central Pinal County, the Tohono O'odham Nation, the Tucson area and western Pima County will be under heat warnings from 11 a.m. July 5 until 8 p.m. July 6. —Staff Reports, The Arizona Republic, 4 July 2024

Migrants waiting on the Tohono O'odham reservation for Border Patrol. —Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN, 24 June 2024

In May, the Tohono O'odham Nation received nearly $1.59 million for a new treatment plant to address rising arsenic levels in groundwater wells in Sells. —Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 13 June 2024

Carly Quinn Designs Sitting in the heart of the Sonoran Desert, on the ancestral lands of the Tohono O'odham and Pascua Yaqui tribes, Tucson has always drawn travelers looking for outdoor adventure. —Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2023

Word History

Etymology

O'odham tóhono ʔóʔodham, literally, desert people

First Known Use

1987, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Tohono O'odham

• rodham