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The San Xavier Indian Reservation ( O’odham: Wa:k) is an

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of the Tohono O’odham Nation located near

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, in the

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. The San Xavier Reservation lies in the southwestern part of the Tucson

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and consists of of land area, about 2.5 percent of the Tohono O’odham Nation. It had a 2000 census resident population of 2,053 persons, or 19 percent of the Tohono O’odham population.

Mission

The reservation is home to a

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Mission San Xavier del Bac Mission San Xavier del Bac () is a historic Spanish Catholic mission about south of downtown Tucson, Arizona, on the Tohono O'odham Nation San Xavier Indian Reservation. The mission was founded in 1692 by Eusebio Kino in the center of a cent ...

, which was built in between 1783 and 1797. It is a National Historic Landmark, and has been in continuous use for over 200 years. It was built by Tohono O’odham laborers.

Gaming

The tribe also operates three

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s, two of which are on the San Xavier section of the reservation. The casino facilities, known as the ''Desert Diamond'' and ''Golden Ha:ṣañ'', feature slot machines, table games, video

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and other forms of

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. There is also a

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. The facility also features a theater for live entertainment.

San Xavier casinos

Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment Tucson

Tohono O'odham Nation 7350 S. Nogales Highway, Tucson 1 mile south of Valencia Rd on Nogales Highway.Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment

Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment Sahuarita

1100 W. Pima Mine Rd, Sahuarita South of Tucson at I-19 and Exit 80 (Pima Mine Rd).

Main Reservation (Papago Reservation) Casino

Desert Diamond Casinos and Entertainment Why

Highway 86, Why 1 miles east of Why, AZ on Highway 86. This casino is located at the extreme western end of the main reservation (formerly known as the Papago Indian Reservation).

San Lucy District (Glendale, AZ)

West Valley Resort

Northern Ave and Loop 101 Glendale, AZ. Future site of the West Valley Resort at Northern Avenue.

Notes

References

Census Tract 9409 (San Xavier Reservation), Pima County, Arizona; Tohono O'odham Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Arizona
United States Census Bureau {{Authority control Tohono O'odham Nation reservations Geography of Pima County, Arizona