On St. John the Baptist's feast day in late June, an extended Tohono O'odham family attends Mass out at their desert camp, ...

TUCSON, Ariz. — Cousins Tanisha Tucker Lohse and Maria Francisco set off from their desert camp around dawn on most early ...

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its thorn-covered small fruit ...

The federal agency in charge of tribal education has deep funding cuts that advocates say would mean death for colleges.

For members of the Tohono O’odham Nation, the centuries-old sacred harvest of saguaro fruit from the desert around Tucson is ...

Tanisha Tucker Lohse, of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, picks a ripe saguaro cactus fruit during a harvest day in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025.

The saguaro cactus is the iconic plant of the Arizona borderlands, and in June and early July, its fruit ripens.

Tanisha Tucker Lohse, of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, picks a ripe saguaro cactus fruit during a harvest day in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025.

Tohono O’odham Nation’s centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest experiencing a revival in Arizona. Tanisha Tucker Lohse of the Tohono Oʼodham nation picks a ripe saguaro cactus fruit during a ...

Why Tohono O’odham Nation’s centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival in Arizona For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start to the ...

Why Tohono O’odham Nation’s centuries-old saguaro fruit harvest is experiencing a revival in Arizona For the Tohono O'odham Nation, harvest time for the “bahidaj” is a sacred start to the ...

Tanisha Tucker Lohse, of the Tohono Oʼodham nation, picks a ripe saguaro cactus fruit during a harvest day in Saguaro National Park near Tucson, Ariz., on Monday, June 23, 2025.