Tohono Oʼodham

Tohono Oʼodham
Jose Lewis, Tohono Oʼodham, 1907 or earlier, Smithsonian Institution
Total population
29,543
Regions with significant populations
United States (Arizona)
Mexico (Sonora)
Languages
Oʼodham, English, Spanish
Religion
Indigenous religion, Catholic, Protestant
Related ethnic groups
Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham, Akimel O'odham, Pima Bajo, Tepehuán
PeopleTohono Oʼodham
LanguageOʼodham ha-ñeʼokĭ
CountryOʼodham Jeweḍ

The Tohono Oʼodham (/təˈhn ˈɔːtəm, - ˈtəm/ tə-HOH-noh AW-təm, - OH-təm, O'odham: [ˈtɔhɔnɔ ˈʔɔʔɔd̪am]) are a Native American people of the Sonoran Desert, residing primarily in the U.S. state of Arizona and the northern Mexican state of Sonora. The United States federally recognized tribe is the Tohono Oʼodham Nation. The Ak-Chin Indian Community also has Tohono Oʼodham citizens.

The Tohono Oʼodham Nation governs the Tohono Oʼodham Indian Reservation, a major reservation located in southern Arizona. It encompasses portions of three counties: Pima, Pinal, and Maricopa in the United States. Tohono Oʼodham territory extends into the Mexican state of Sonora.