Focus turns to Quitobaquito Springs after sacred site damage along border

Border Wall Construction Damages Sacred Indigenous Geoglyph in Sonoran Desert

A sacred Indigenous geoglyph in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert was damaged during border wall construction, prompting outrage from Indigenous leaders, archaeologists, and environmental advocates concerned about irreversible spiritual and cultural loss.

Photos show border wall construction damage to archeological site

Arizona The Center for Biological Diversity released new video footage and photographs today documenting recent damage from border wall construction to the Las Playas Intaglio, an ancient fish-shaped geoglyph in Arizona’s Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. Contractors scraped a roughly 50-foot-wide swath through the 1,000-year-old figure and surrounding refuge to make way for a second border wall planned by the Trump administration. “This i…

Focus turns to Quitobaquito Springs after sacred site damage along border

In April, a sacred tribal site was damaged during border wall construction. Now, attention is turning to Quitobaquito Springs and whether it could be next.Christina Andrews is a member of the Hia-Ced Oodham Nation and His-Ced Hemajkam Chairperson. She explains the recent damage to the intaglio is about more than just losing a piece of history. She said its about losing a connection to the land that helped guide generations of Oodham people.It wa…