Making Sense of Place Film Series A documentary film and educational outreach project launched by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Making Sense of Place – Phoenix: The Urban Desert

Tribal Land Planning and Development

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Quotes From the Film

"The contrasting world around our reservation does not understand the true Pima Maricopa traditional customs and the appreciation of Mother Earth. That's what the Indian thinks about. When they come here, they will destroy my historical sites; they will destroy the Red Mountain. That's the fear of development."

--Hollis Cough, Tribal Chairperson, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

"Maybe we could fill that whole Pima Corridor in the next 10 to 20 years. Or, we could take our time. And the concept has always been don't take more than you need. Take what you need as you need it and work with it, so you have something for the future."

--Ivan Makil, President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community

"Our goal is to provide an environment where we can raise our children to become the productive people that we want. And it isn't going to change overnight. It's going to take about two or three generations. Most of the money that's coming in is for the improvement of the community. And we've got a long way to go."

--Ardell Ruiz, Assistant Community Director, Gila River Indian Community

Lincoln Institute Publications

Retention of Land for Agriculture
Editor(s): Schnidman, Frank, Michael Smiley and Eric G. Woodbury
Publication Date: June 1990

Current-Use Property Assessment and Land Development
Author(s): England, Richard W.
Publication Date: December 2002