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Extinct No More: Hia-Ced O'odham Officially Join Tohono O'odham Nation

Extinct No More: Hia-Ced O'odham Officially Join Tohono O'odham Nation
Extinct No More: Hia-Ced O'odham Officially Join Tohono O'odham Nation
Author
Jacelle Ramon-Sauberan
Producer
Indian Country Today
Year

After 33 years of hard work to right the past, the Hia-Ced O’odham, once thought to be extinct, can finally say they belong as part of the Tohono O’odham Nation.

On June 12, the Hia-Ced O’odham District officials were sworn-in and the Hia-Ced District was officially recognized as the 12th district of the Tohono O’odham Nation...

federal recognition
governance reform
Hia-Ced O'odham
resolutions
sovereignty
tribal legislature
Native Nations
Tohono O'odham Nation
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News and Opinion
Topics
Citizenship/Membership
Governance
Land/Jurisdiction
Laws and Codes
Leadership
Citation

Ramon-Sauberan, Jacelle. "Extinct No More: Hia-Ced O'odham Officially Join Tohono O'odham Nation." Indian Country Today. June 30, 2013. Article. (https://ictnews.org/archive/extinct-no-more-hia-ced-oodham-officially-join-tohono-oodham-nation, accessed April 11, 2023)

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