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Hia-Ced, tribes, ASU, Hia-Ced Hemajkam LLC, U.S. and Mexico border, Tohono O’odham Nation, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
Jan 24, 2023

Hia-Ced O’odham seek federal recognition as tribe

In Arizona, 22 federally recognized tribes inhabit nearly every region of the state, according to the Arizona State Museum, but the Hia-Ced isn’t one of them. But some descendants of those four surviving families are working to change that. They’re researching the history of the Hia-Ced to prove their existence and distinctions and working to advocate for recognition with the federal governme[...]

The Sonoyta mud turtle is an aquatic species that lives in the Sonoran Desert, a difficult enough existence that experts say is being made harder by climate change. The federal government granted the turtle endangered species status on September 20. (Photo by George Andrejko/Arizona Game and Fish Department)
Sep 22, 2017

With as few as 100 left, Arizona turtle wins endangered species status

It may not be surprising that an “aquatic desert” turtle faces long odds in life, but environmentalists and biologists still welcomed this week’s endangered species designation for the Sonoyta mud turtle.

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