Pima People

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Ancestral Homeland: Southern Arizona

Population: 1990: 13,431

Brief Timeline

 * 1694: Contact with Spanish explorers
 * 1848: Mexico cedes Pima land to the United States
 * 1859 Gila River Reserve by Executive order
 * 1870's:Pima-Maricopa Reservations established
 * 1871: Non-indian settlements cause reduction in water supply
 * 1968: Gila River Farms established

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Pima tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Russell, Frank. The Pima Indians. Re-edition with introduction, Citation Sources, and Bibliography by Bernard L. Fontana. The University of Arizona Press Tucson, Arizona FHL book 970.3 P648r

Shaw, Anna Moore. A Pima Past. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson, Arizona FHL book 970.3 P648s

Reservations
Pima-Maricopa reservations established

Correspondence and Census

Vital Records


 * Pima Agency (M595) births and deaths 1924-1932, FHL Film: 579,766

Important Web Sites

 * Pima Tribe Wikipedia