Youth in the Tohono O'odham Nation village of Cucklebur are learning the tribe's farming traditions through a community garden.

Youngsters started planting the first seeds at the garden, a joint effort of the tribe, the Department of Agriculture and the Hohokam Resource, Conservation and Development nonprofit. The USDA chipped in $10,000 for the project.

"We want this project to help our youth reconnect with the culture," Nina Jose, the chairwoman of the Sif Oidak District, told The Arizona Daily Star.

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O'odham youths learn traditions of farming (The Arizona Daily Star 10/31)
Garden project brings tribal tradition back to life (The Arizona Republic 10/31)

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