
The Tohono O’odham Nation is a federally recognized, sovereign Tribe with 37,000 enrolled members; its reservation lands are located in Southern and Central Arizona. The O’odham have inhabited this region since time immemorial. The Nation has approximately 62 miles of international border with Mexico and has been on the front lines of border issues since 1854. For decades, the Nation has cooperated with federal border security measures, while opposing a wall on its lands.
The Tohono O’odham Nation has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to prevent the Department from taking its reservation land and water to construct a border wall. On this page you will find more information about the Tohono O’odham Nation, its history of supporting proven border security measures, its long opposition to the harmful and ineffective border wall, and the latest news on the lawsuit.
Background on the Nation and the Border Wall
Issue Brief:
Background on the Tohono O’odham Nation | Spanish Version
PSA: Tohono O’odham Nation Sue Department of Homeland Security to Stop Border Wall | Spanish Version
Fact Sheet:
The Tohono O’odham Nation and the Border | Spanish Version
Myths & Facts:
The Border Wall and Border Security | Spanish Version
Legal Filings
Motion for Preliminary Injuction of the Tohono O’odham Nation
No Wall
Media Packet
Latest News
The Wall the Tohono O’odham Don’t Want
Tohono O’odham Nation sues feds over border wall on tribal lands
Border wall crews damage 1,000-year-old site as tribe warns of risks
Tribes meet for prayer in shrinking gap soon to be closed by Trump’s border wall
Tribal Nation Condemns ‘Desecration’ to Build Border Wall
Resolutions
Social Media

