Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

August 9, 2026

No Border Wall: 'First Stake Driven' on Tohono O'odham Nation for 'No Trespass' Signs at The Gate



No Border Wall: 'First Stake Driven' by O'odham on Tohono O'odham Nation for 'No Trespass' Signs at The Gate

'First Stake Driven'
These photos were taken yesterday afternoon at the San Miguel Gate known as 'Koli Ki:jig' located in the Chukut Kuk District, on August 9, 2026. The first stake was driven for the 'NO Trespass' signs at the Tohono O'odham Nation and Mexico border, know as 'The Gate.'

Tohono O'odham photographer. Censored News.

Tohono O'odham photographer. Censored News.

Tohono O'odham photographer. Censored News.

Tohono O'odham photographer. Censored News.


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On Friday, the Tohono O'odham Nation posted 'No Trespass' signs at its borders, alerting tribal police to remove border wall contractors if they attempted to come on to their sovereign tribal land.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a contract to SLSCO Ltd. of Galveston, Texas, on June 26, 2026, to build the 62-mile border wall project. It is known as the "Tucson 5 Wall Project" across the Tohono O'odham Nation. The company is also known as Sullivan Land Services.


The New Republic reports

"The Tohono O’odham are facing another battle, in addition. Since construction began in April, workers for Sullivan Land Services, a Texas-based construction firm, have desecrated several religious landmarks sacred to the Tohono O’odham—the aforementioned Las Playas Intaglio among them. Other sacred sites, such as Horse Peak, would be affected by the wall construction, as well."



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