GC4YTMR Mondo's NAT #486 - Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Type: Traditional | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: mondou2 @ | Hide Date: 02/18/2014 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 02.624 W104° 54.461 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
       

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Native American Tribe Series

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Salt River Pima-Maricopa

The Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community comprises two distinct Native American tribes—the Pima (Akimel O'odham) and the Maricopa (Piipaash)—many of whom were originally of the Halchidhoma (Xalchidom) tribe. The community was officially created by an Executive Order of US President Rutherford B. Hayes on June 14, 1879. The community area includes 53,600 acres (217 km2) of which 19,000 remain a natural preserve. Today, they are a federally recognized tribe located in Arizona. The community borders the Arizona cities of Scottsdale, Mesa, and Fountain Hills.

The Great Seal of the Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community is a representation of I'itoi, commonly referred to as the Man in the Maze. Central to the beliefs of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community is the story of the Man in the Maze, or I'itoi ki:k, which is the symbol seen on the great seal. This ancient pattern is representative of the journey a person makes through life, including obstacles and problems. The figure is called Elder Brother and he is about to make his way through the maze where at the center, he will find the Sun God who is there to greet him and bless him into the next world. The symbol belongs to the Akimel O’odham (Pima), Pee-Posh (Maricopa), and Tohono O'odham tribes and is traditionally represented in petroglyphs and basket designs

06/30/2019 By cassidyflos
Very fun

06/17/2019 By sujayne
No luck here today for us. Missing or we just missed it?

05/03/2019 By queen79b
Tftc

04/13/2019 By peace love pi
Met up with lasouthpaw and the little one after the 77's event this morning for a numbers run. We decided to return to this area and focus on Mondo's NAT series. We found all, performed mainteance on a few that didn't survive the winter and had a great time. TFTC! All is well with this cache.

04/13/2019 By lasouthpaw
Originally I was going to do a hike with peace love pi after a morning event today, but it turned out to be snowy and cold. So... quick change of plans and we decided to do a numbers run. This was a great spot for it, most GZs had little to no traffic and the coordinates / hints are really good. Caches were either in good shape or we replaced logs and containers as needed, so no maintenance needed here for a while. Sorry for the cut and paste logs, but we hit a lot in a short amount of time. Thanks for the smiley! Find #3431.

07/20/2018 By dtvman
More power caching today working toward the 100 for the hidden creatures. TFTC. On to the next.

07/17/2018 By robuster91
thanks for the history and the placement

05/13/2018 By mpark65
On a two month trip across the states from california and was visiting my nephew in Parker. Had a free day so decided to grab a some caches. Thanks for an interesting history lesson on these caches. TFTH

05/13/2018 By Rohatx
Working my way north to some of the newer placements. Quick grab along the way. Thank you for the placement

01/05/2018 By dustyriver
A Good cache, found on a good day with BriGuy = Best Wishes, DustyRiver / Terry