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[http://www.ak-chin.nsn.us/ The Official Website of the Ak-Chin Indian Community] | [http://www.ak-chin.nsn.us/ The Official Website of the Ak-Chin Indian Community] | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
Ak-Chin is an O'odham word which when translated means "mouth of the wash" or "place where the wash loses itself in the sand or ground." The term refers to a type of farming that relies on washes – seasonal food-plains created by winter snows and summer rains. | |||
The Ak-Chin Indian Community was created in May 1912 by Executive Order of President Taft who initially signed for a 47,000-acre reservation. However, in September of the same year another Executive Order was issued which reduced the size of the reservation to its current 21,840 acres. | |||
=== Brief Timeline === | === Brief Timeline === | ||
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=== Important Web Sites === | === Important Web Sites === | ||
[http://www.itcaonline.com/tribes_akchin.html InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc.]<br> | [http://www.itcaonline.com/tribes_akchin.html InterTribal Council of Arizona, Inc.]<br> [http://www.public.asu.edu/~ifmls/artinculturalcontextsfolder/ecomuseum.html Ak-Chin Him Dak Ecomuseum]<br> [http://www.ak-chin.nsn.us/runner.html Ak-Chin O'odham Runner newspaper] | ||
[http://www.public.asu.edu/~ifmls/artinculturalcontextsfolder/ecomuseum.html Ak-Chin Him Dak Ecomuseum]<br> | |||
[http://www.ak-chin.nsn.us/runner.html Ak-Chin O'odham Runner newspaper] | |||
=== References === | === References === | ||