 Louis Morago (Akimel O'odham]], 1872 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 19,921 ± 4,574 (2010)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Arizona), Mexico (Sonora and Chihuahua) | |
| Languages | |
| O'odham, English, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, traditional tribal religion[2] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The Akimel O'odham (O'odham for "river people"), also called the Pima, are an Indigenous people of the Americas living in the United States in central and southern Arizona and northwestern Mexico in the states of Sonora and Chihuahua. The majority population of the two current bands of the Akimel O'odham in the United States is based in two reservations: the Keli Akimel Oʼodham on the Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) and the On'k Akimel O'odham on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC).
The Akimel O'odham are closely related to the Ak-Chin O'odham, now forming the Ak-Chin Indian Community. They are also related to the Sobaipuri, whose descendants reside on the San Xavier Indian Reservation or Wa꞉k (together with the Tohono O'odham), and in the Salt River Indian Community. Together with the related Tohono O'odham ("Desert People") and the Hia C-ed O'odham ("Sand Dune People"), the Akimel O'odham form the Upper O'odham.
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2011 American Community Survey, http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_10_1YR_B02005&prodType=table Archived February 12, 2020, at archive.today
- ^ Pritkzer, 62