Pima People

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Ancestral Homeland: Southern Arizona

Population: 1990: 13,431

Tribal Headquarters
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

10005 East Osborn road

Scottsdale, Arizona 85256

Phone: 1-480-362-7740

Website: http://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/

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

Superintendencies
Records for Superintendencies exist in the National Archives and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities.

New Mexico Superintendency

Arizona Superintendency

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Records of the tribe and tribal members are available through the agencies. See Pima Indian Agency.

Correspondence and Census

Vital Records


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

Important Websites

 * Pima Tribe Wikipedia