Ak-Chin Indian Community

The Ak -Chin community, officially Ak -Chin Indian Community is an Indian reservation that, Arizona is located along the Santa Cruz River Valley in Pinal County. The reserve was established in May 1912 by U.S. President William H. Taft with a size of 193 km ². Back in September, he reduced the reserve to 89 km ². The Ak -Chin community is inhabited by about 740 people, according to Tohono O'Odham half (including the Hia C- ed O'Odham ) and Akimel O'Odham inhabited, with little Yoeme.

For the mutual protection against the raids of hostile Apaches, the various O'Odham groups joined together and formed a new group, the Ak -Chin O'Odham (also Ak -Chin Au Authm - ' people that at the mouth of Arroyo (seasonal dry river valley ) lives ' or ' people where the flood waters in the sand - or bottom - seep ') Ak -Chin thus refers both to the place where by heavy summer rains or snow melts, the Arroyo (seasonal dry river valley ) and the adjacent fields be flooded again, as well as the technique of flood -land farming, where the floods in man-made ditches, dikes, and wells were collected.

A unique feature is the native to the reserve Ak -Chin Him Dak Eco - Museum, which is not located in a building. The artifacts of the museum are the everyday objects of tribal members. The tribal members are also the curators of the museum.

In addition, the Reserve Harrah 's Ak -Chin Casino is home.

Language

The Ak -Chin O'Odham speak a variant of the language of the O'Odham, the O'Odham ha - ñeokĭ, O'Ottham ha - neoki or O'Odham NIOK, a Pimic language ( or Tepiman ) of the southern branch of the Uto - Aztec language family. Within this language, in turn, occur several dialects