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1996 Map of Gu Oidak

Name: 1996 Topographic Map of Gu Oidak
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2002
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2002

About this map

Gu Oidak is the primary settlement within the Gu Oidak Valley, situated in the heart of the Tohono O'odham Indian Reservation. The landscape is defined by an intricate network of desert watercourses, including San Luis Wash and Sells Wash, which navigate the arid terrain toward the Sells Valley to the south.

Survival and ranching in this environment are marked by numerous water tanks, such as Kuke Chehedagi Tank, Gohke Tank, and Pan Tank, illustrating the vital infrastructure needed for habitation in the Sonoran desert. A local Cem near the village provides a specific point of interest for genealogists tracing family histories within the reservation's historic boundaries. The map reflects the late twentieth-century state of these ancestral lands, showing the relationship between small-scale habitation and the expansive wash systems like Murk Kui Wash and Vamori Wash.