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Between Fences opens
in Topawa at the
Tohono O'odham
Nation Cultural Center
& Museum
March 15, 2008
The patio site of the opening
presentation, with Baboquivari Peak,
the most sacred place to the Tohono
O’odham people, in the distance.
Details from the panel describing the
division of the Nation by the
international border, from the local
exhibit "O'odham Fences."
Between Fences state
coordinator Ann-Mary
Johnson talks with museum
staff member Matthew
Lewis and local project
coordinator and exhibit
curator Dr. Eric Kaldahl.
(Left) The diorama  
titled "When We
Didn't Need Locks,"
showing a
traditional Tohono
O'odham dwelling.

(Right) A diorama
from
“O’odham Fences”
depicting the
Nation’s dilemma
over the
international border.
At the opening
ceremony,
presenter Joe
Joaquin discusses
various divisions of
Tohono O'odham
land.
(Above and Left)  Photographs from the local exhibit
“O’odham Fences.”