The Huhugan people built homes and irrigation canals in southwestern Arizona around 300 BC. The Pima tribe, believed to be descended from them, were farmers who lived in mud huts and were skilled at weaving baskets and using bows and arrows. They welcomed European settlers and were fierce warriors when attacked. They were forced to […]
The Pima Indians, originally called Otama, live in Arizona and parts of Mexico. The name Pima comes from miscommunication with Europeans. The O’Odham tribes lived along the Gila River and considered its waters holy. The Pima Indians moved to the US in 1853. Drought eliminated agriculture as their primary source of income, but they re-established […]
