Member of Hia Ced O’odham says border wall is ‘desecrating’ tribal ancestral remains in Arizona
ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Ariz. (Border Report) — Nellie Jo David broke into tears on Tuesday afternoon when she tried to describe the “devastation” that she feels because of a 30-foot-tall border wall that is soon to be built through what she considers her tribe’s sacred and “spiritual lands” in southwestern Arizona. David is part of the Hia Ced O’odham tribe. She grew up in Ajo, Arizona, the nearest town to Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument — a 515-mile […]