Akimel O'odham

The Akimel O'odham, or River People, lived in villages along the Gila and Salt rivers in what is now Arizona. They farmed with irrigation canals, hunted and gathered, and traded with neighboring peoples.

The Jesuit Eusebio Kino visited their villages in 1694. In 1751 Pima communities rose against Spanish colonial forces after decades of encroachment on their lands and autonomy.