Tohono O’odam reservation

Uncertainty haunts future of Kitt Peak

All StoriesTJ Gibbs05/11/20170

The former astronomical hot spot of the world is finding itself in a battle to remain relevant. Kitt Peak National Observatory, located about 55 miles southwest of Tucson, was founded in 1958. It is on the Quinlan Mountains on the Tohono O’odham Nation reservation and is at an elevation of roughly 7,000 feet. Director of…

A wall within a wall: How Trump’s plan affects already divided Tohono O’odham nation

All StoriesLauren Renteria04/27/20170

For the Tohono O’odham nation, a border wall already exists, it just hasn’t been built yet. In the desert of southern Arizona, the federally recognized O’odham reservation occupies 4,464 square miles of desert that half of its 34,000 enrolled population call home. But, the original tribal land — roughly the size of Connecticut — extends far past…