The Tucson City Council voted to return 10.6 acres to the Tohono O’odham Nation near the base of Sentinel Peak, known as the birthplace of Tucson.
Nicole Ludden The Tohono O'odham Nation is set to receive more than 10 acres of its ancestral land near the base of Sentinel Peak, known as the birthplace of Tucson, after decades of uncertainty regarding its use.
People are also reading… Download PDF "There have been identified significant archeological and historical remnants of our ancestors all along the Santa Cruz River. This particular area has that archaeological and that cultural significance to our ancestors,” said Ned Norris Jr., chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
Romero said Tucson won’t “attach limitations to their land” when the city hands over the title, and “It will be land, and they decide what to do.” Romero also mentioned the possibility of putting the land into trust in the future, a conversation she said she’s already initiated with U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva. Putting the land into trust would guarantee self-government and allow the nation to create developments outside the current residential zoning. Norris Jr. said putting the land into trust is "something that the nation will give consideration to, but has not really had an in-depth conversation about.
The city of Tucson and Rio Nuevo, the financial district that invests in developing downtown Tucson, report having previous discussions with Tohono O’odham Nation leaders about giving the nation part of the land that was once the ancient home of indigenous people, but the landfill contamination left the nation reticent.
The logistics for remediation and specific land use protocols have yet to be ironed out, as is a specific date when the city will hand over the title to the land according to the city.
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