Nolic: An Early Twentieth Century O'odham Winter Village
1982-1983
The Bureau of Indian Affairs conducted a major program of road
widening and paving on the Tohono O'odham Reservation. Construction on the road
through Nolic would affect two different households that dated to the early twentieth
century and were in ruins. Road construction was completed after our excavations.
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A remarkable assemblage was found on the floor of one of the houses where a single
Tohono O'odham woman had lived. After her death at the field village of Big Fields,
her house in her winter village of Nolic had remained sealed and untouched. The
house had collapsed and all the contents were sealed on the floor. Saguaro seeds,
basket-making tools, scissors, eating utensils, and an ax were among the items
recovered.
We lived in the village of Nolic and hired local residents to work on this excavation.
A village meeting was held prior to the work, and there was regular interaction
with local residents throughout the excavation.
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