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San Tan Chapter of Arizona Archaeological Society meets March 11

Posted 3/9/20

The San Tan Chapter of Arizona Archaeological Society’s March 11 meeting will host guest speaker Jacob Butler, a member of the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community.

Mr. Butler, who is …

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San Tan Chapter of Arizona Archaeological Society meets March 11

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The San Tan Chapter of Arizona Archaeological Society’s March 11 meeting will host guest speaker Jacob Butler, a member of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.

Mr. Butler, who is Onk Akimel O'Odham,  will speak on “The Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Garden" at 7 p.m.  at the San Tan Historical Society Museum, 20425 S. Old Ellsworth Road in Queen Creek. Parking is behind the museum. Go east on Queen Creek road and another sharp right into the rear parking lot, according to a release.

Dinner with the speaker is at 5:30 p.m. prior to the meeting. For more information, contact Marie Britton at 480-390-3491 or mbrit@cox.net.

The presentation will describe what the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community  does and how it reintroduces traditional food through home gardens and garden-related activities, according to the release.

Mr. Butler will have some examples of the traditional seeds they are keeping in their seed bank and a few other material examples to show during the presentation.

The garden is a little different from most community gardens. It was created and managed by the community and utilized as a venue to promote traditional activities with an emphasis on growing food.

Mr. Butler is the community gardens coordinator for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community. He has worked for his community in the cultural resources office for the past 15 years, previously worked as the cultural resource specialist and was the primary contact for the section 106 government-to-government consultation for the tribe, the release states.

He has worked with many indigenous communities across the country during his time as the community garden coordinator. Mr. Butler a board member for the non-profit Native Seeds Search.