Heading southbound along Grande Ave, approaching Mission Rd, just north Starr Pass Blvd, is a monument on the west side of the intersection. To read the information on the monument takes a little intentional perseverance since there are no places to park near it. Soon after its June 14, 2014 dedication, I parked elsewhere, crossed the…
November is Native American Heritage Month
After decades of indigenous-led organizing, the United States Congress passed a Joint Resolution designating November as Native American Heritage Month. This November, as we celebrate Native American Heritage, we recognize that Native Americans were not only the original inhabitants of the lands that now constitute the United States of America, as the Joint Resolution affirms, but also continue to…
Origin of the name ‘Tucson’
From the Librarian Files Where did the name of our city come from? According to Byrd Granger in Arizona's Names: X Marks the Place, "The name of the city of Tucson derives from that given to Sentinel Mountain by [Tohono O’odham] Indians, Ts-iuk-shan, referring to the fact that the base of the mountain is darker…
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