The Intricate Canal Systems and Sustainability of the Hukum and Tahanaothum

The Tohono O’odham Nation and its predecessors, the Huhugam, have used canals to move water around Southern Arizona for millenia. As settlers arrived, they dug deep and changed the face of water management in the area, drying up rivers and tightening resources. Now, the Tohono O’odham Nation is looking into older practices around water and bringing some back into the fold.