Augustine Lopez
Augustine Baptisto Lopez, Sr.( February 1, 1935 – April 18, 2013) was the tribal chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona.
Born in Santa Rosa, Arizona, Lopez served in the United States Air Force and was a cowboy, irrigator, and rancher.
He served in the Tohono O'odham tribal government, was vice- chairman, and then served as tribal chairman of the Tohono O'odham 1971- 1973.
He died in Chuichu, Arizona.
Cristian Mata
Cristian Mata( born February 25, 1994) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward.
Tohono Oʼodham
The Tohono O'odham( or) are a Native American people of the Sonoran Desert, residing primarily in the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora.
" Tohono O'odham" means" Desert People".
The federally recognized tribe is known as the Tohono O'odham Nation.
The Tohono O'odham tribal governmen and most of the people have rejected the customary English name Papago, used by Europeans after being adopted by Spanish conquistadores from hearing other Piman bands call them this.
The Pima were competitors and referred to the people as" Ba꞉bawĭkoʼa", meaning" eating tepary beans".
That word was pronounced" papago" by the Spanish and adopted by later English speakers.
The Tohono O'odham Nation, or Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation, is a major reservation located in southern Arizona, encompassing portions of Pima County, Pinal County, and Maricopa County.
Tohono O'Odham Ki:Ki Association
The Tohono O'odham Ki: Ki Association( Tohono O'odham Housing Authority), formerly known as the Papago Housing Authority, is the tribally designated housing entity of the Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona, enacted by Resolution of the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council No. 98- 03.
The Tohono O'odham Ki: Ki Association( TOKA) is the recipient of the Indian Community Development Block Grant( ICDBG) by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
This entitles the TOKA to$ 2.75 million to be utilized for the replacement and rebuilding of vacant and abandoned homes throughout the Nation.
The purpose of the TOKA is to provide low- income and affordable housing services to the membership of the Tohono O'odham Nation.
The TOKA is overseen by a five- person Board of Directors, who are appointed by the Tohono O'odham Nation Legislative Council.
The programs daily operations are overseen by an Executive Director who is appointed by the Board of Directors.
There are eight departments within the program: Administration, Human Resources/ Information Technology, Residential Services, Finance, Compliance, Development, Construction, and Maintenance.
The association hires from 50 to 90 individuals.
The organization's Mission Statement is as follows:
" The Tohono O’odham Nation will promote and develop affordable quality housing opportunities in a safe and healthy environment; promote and establish homeownership opportunities; operate the housing program in efficient and effective manner; improve and strengthen relations with residents; and promote partnerships with community and private sector for private mortgage capital financing to maximize housing opportunities for all eligible Tohono O’odham tribal members."
The program services over 800 homes which were built utilizing funding by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Tohono O'odham Ki: Ki Association headquarters are located on the Tohono O'odham Nation in the town of Sells, Arizona.
Pete Delgado is the current Executive Director.
Isidro Lopez (Tohono O'odham leader)
Isidro B. Lopez( born?) is an American tribal leader who has served as the Vice Chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation of southern Arizona since 2007.
During the 2007 Tohono O'odham election, Ned Norris Jr., who was running for chairman, chose Isidro Lopez as his running mate for vice chairman.
The combined Norris- Lopez ticket defeated incumbent Chairwoman Vivian Juan- Saunders, who was seeking a second term in office.
Lopez was sworn in as Vice Chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation on August 3, 2007.
Ofelia Zepeda
Ofelia Zepeda( born in Stanfield, Arizona, 1952) is a Tohono O'odham poet and intellectual.
She is Regents' Professor of Tohono O'odham language and linguistics and Head of American Indian Studies at The University of Arizona.
Zepeda is the editor for Sun Tracks, a series of books that focuses on the work of Native American artists and writers, published by the University of Arizona Press.
Augustine Lopez
Augustine Baptisto Lopez, Sr.( February 1, 1935 – April 18, 2013) was the tribal chairman of the Tohono O'odham Nation, Arizona.
Born in Santa Rosa, Arizona, Lopez served in the United States Air Force and was a cowboy, irrigator, and rancher.
He served in the Tohono O'odham tribal government, was vice- chairman, and then served as tribal chairman of the Tohono O'odham 1971- 1973.
He died in Chuichu, Arizona.
Vivian Juan-Saunders
Vivian Juan-Saunders is an American politician who became the first woman to lead the Tohono O'odham Nation of southern Arizona in 2003.
She served as Chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham from 2003 until 2007.
Juan-Saunders is from New Fields community in Chukut Kuk District of the Tohono O'odham Nation and is a former Miss Tohono O'odham Nation and later Miss Indian Arizona.
She is the former vice president of Tohono O'odham Community College, which is located in Sells, Arizona.
Juan-Saunders has a Masters in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona.
In 1999, Juan-Saunders, together with running mate Ned Norris, Jr., challenged incumbent Tohono O'odham Chairman Edward D. Manuel for the chairmanship in the executive election.
Manuel defeated Juan-Saunders to win a second term in office.
Juan-Saunders once again challenged Manuel in 2003, in a rematch of the 1999 race.
She was elected the Chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham nation in the May 24.
2003, tribal election, with Ned Norris, Jr. as her running mate.
She defeated incumbent Tohono O'odham Chairman Edward D. Manuel, who had held the office since 1995, with 59% of the popular vote while carrying eight of the eleven electoral districts.
In doing so, she became the first woman to lead the Tohono O'odham.
Juan-Saunders was officially inaugurated as Chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham nation on Monday, June 3, 2003, by Tohono O'odham chief justice Betty Norris.
A larger ceremonial inauguration was later held on June 27, 2003, at Baboquivari High School in Topawa, Arizona.
Norris, her running mate, served as the vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham until his resignation in June 2006.
Vivian Juan-Saunders was defeated for re-election in May 2007 by her former running mate, Ned Norris, Jr., who received 1,766 of the 3,105 total votes cast in the election.
Juan-Saunders was defeated again in 2011 for the Chairmanship and also ran for the office in 2015.
In May 2017, Juan-Saunders was elected to the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council for a four-year term representing Chukut Kuk District.
Vivian Juan-Saunders
Vivian Juan-Saunders is an American politician who became the first woman to lead the Tohono O'odham Nation of southern Arizona in 2003.
She served as Chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham from 2003 until 2007.
Juan-Saunders is from New Fields community in Chukut Kuk District of the Tohono O'odham Nation and is a former Miss Tohono O'odham Nation and later Miss Indian Arizona.
She is the former vice president of Tohono O'odham Community College, which is located in Sells, Arizona.
Juan-Saunders has a Masters in American Indian Studies from the University of Arizona.
In 1999, Juan-Saunders, together with running mate Ned Norris, Jr., challenged incumbent Tohono O'odham Chairman Edward D. Manuel for the chairmanship in the executive election.
Manuel defeated Juan-Saunders to win a second term in office.
Juan-Saunders once again challenged Manuel in 2003, in a rematch of the 1999 race.
She was elected the Chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham nation in the May 24.
2003, tribal election, with Ned Norris, Jr. as her running mate.
She defeated incumbent Tohono O'odham Chairman Edward D. Manuel, who had held the office since 1995, with 59% of the popular vote while carrying eight of the eleven electoral districts.
In doing so, she became the first woman to lead the Tohono O'odham.
Juan-Saunders was officially inaugurated as Chairwoman of the Tohono O'odham nation on Monday, June 3, 2003, by Tohono O'odham chief justice Betty Norris.
A larger ceremonial inauguration was later held on June 27, 2003, at Baboquivari High School in Topawa, Arizona.
Norris, her running mate, served as the vice chairman of the Tohono O'odham until his resignation in June 2006.
Vivian Juan-Saunders was defeated for re-election in May 2007 by her former running mate, Ned Norris, Jr., who received 1,766 of the 3,105 total votes cast in the election.
Juan-Saunders was defeated again in 2011 for the Chairmanship and also ran for the office in 2015.
In May 2017, Juan-Saunders was elected to the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council for a four-year term representing Chukut Kuk District.
Annie Antone
Annie Antone( born 1955) is a Native American Tohono O'odham basket weaver from Gila Bend, Arizona

Question: Do Isidro Lopez (Tohono O'odham leader) and Cristian Mata have the same nationality?
Answer: yes