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Indigenous Peoples of the Americas

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  1. Correspondence of John Baptiste Salpointe

    Photocopies of translations in English of letters in the Roman Catholic Diocese Archives of Tucson. The bulk of the letters contain progress reports from Salpointe to the Society for the Propagation of the Faith. ...

    castanoe - 2021-11-03 10:53

  2. Papers of Charles Fletcher Lummis

    Collection includes journals, correspondence, writings, notebooks, and photographs, chiefly 1890-1920, of Charles Fletcher Lummis (1859-1928), writer and librarian, mostly relating to his family and career with the Southwest Society and Los Angeles Public ...

    castanoe - 2021-11-03 11:49

  3. The Apache Indians

    Frank C. Lockwood was an author and lecturer at the University of Arizona English Department from 1916 to 1941. The collection contains carbon typescripts of Lockwood’s book The Apache Indians, which includes the author's holograph corrections. ...

    castanoe - 2021-12-09 15:04

  4. Petition, 1734, to the Marques de Castelfuerte, Viceroy of Peru, on behalf of the tributary Yanaconas Indians

    Official handwritten copy, dated the 6th of January, 1754, of a petition by the procurador general of the town council of Mizque to the Viceroy of Peru, on behalf of the Yanaconas Indians. ...

    castanoe - 2021-12-16 16:18

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Land Acknowledgement

We respectfully acknowledge the University of Arizona is on the land and territories of Indigenous peoples. Today, Arizona is home to 22 federally recognized tribes, with Tucson being home to the O’odham and the Yaqui. Committed to diversity and inclusion, the University strives to build sustainable relationships with sovereign Native Nations and Indigenous communities through education offerings, partnerships, and community service.