Typical urban downtown here in the East "Valley of the Sun" lime scooters and in the background the decorative orange trees in front to City of Mesa Offices. Temp now T shirt weather, 50's
More urban art in downtown Mesa.
Huhugam Ki Museum "House of the Ancestors" on the Pima-Maricopa Reservation
In 1989 I went to the first international conference on Co Dependency where my Tunwin, Auntie, Elizabeth Anne Wilson Schaef spoke . During a break in a Scottsdale Hotel, I went to the reservation, BC "before Casino's and now much more development here. I brought some Manoomin, Manomin, differing spellings of the Wild Rice from Minnesota and Winona La Duke's Honor the earth. Talked with 3 native women and thanked them ("We still have a lot of addiction issues here, we are the decendants of the ones that made the canals for the water") I had a vision to return with the bolo tie I have worn off and on in my 29 years since, in deeper recovery and give away some of the
https://www.honortheearthmerchandise.com/harvest/
From "https://www.manataka.org/page2433.html
The Salt River Pima-Maricopa
Indian Community is comprised of two Native
American tribes: the Pima, or "Akimel Au-Authm,"
(River People), and the Maricopa, or "Xalychidom
Piipaash," (People who live toward the water).
The
Maricopa tribes were small bands that lived
along the lower Gila and Colorado rivers. In the
early 1800's they migrated toward Pima villages.
The Pima, known as a friendly tribe, established
a relationship with the Maricopa. Both tribes
provided protection against the Yuman and Apache
tribes.
The
Pima believe they are the descendants of the "Hohokam,"
(those who have gone) an ancient civilization
who lived in Arizona nearly two thousand years,
dating as far back as 300BC. The Hohokam farmed
the Salt River Valley and created elaborate
canal irrigation systems throughout the valley
area; that system, now modernized is still used
today.
The Man in the maze logo -symbol for this tribe that struck me so many years ago. And I did pick up a small basket back then made of devils claw and another light fiber.
Photo in the Pima Maricopa Museum caught my eye - The Hotel Westward Ho, is where my Glessner Grandparents stayed until the 1960's. Sent us a box of grapefruit during the winter in time for Christmas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westward_Ho_(Phoenix) "
The building primarily served as a hotel from its grand opening in 1928 until its official closure on April 7, 1980.[5] The facility also housed several offices and restaurants, including one on the 16th floor called Top of the Ho. There were also several gathering rooms in the hotel, the Turquoise Room on the 2nd floor where many marriage receptions were held, and a large convention center adjacent to the main hotel which could seat 1,600 called the Thunderbird Room where many of Phoenix's big events took place.[6]
After the hotel closed in 1980, the new owners converted the building into a subsidized housing complex for the elderly and mobility impaired. Currently, the facility houses as many as 320 residents in 289 rooms which were recently renovated to make them more accessible for apartment residents.
The 16-story building, which is 208 ft (63m) to the roof, held the title of tallest building in Arizona for over 30 years until the completion of the Meridian Bank Tower in 1960.
After my visit and give-away with the Pima- Maricopa folks I drove to Emerald Park in Mesa and walked in the park with 9 baskets to play disc golf. Met a local guy who saw my orange discs and give me another driver. Giving and receiving here on my Earth Walk.
Pad for basket #2, with a small pond, water hazard. Think a actually parred this one. Grass is not Emerald this time of year in the East Valley Desert Climate
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