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This article examines an O'odham song series mapping a route to Magdalena. The songs are also regarded by many O'odham as historical documents.

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Why is it important?

This article privileges indigenous knowledge by demonstrating how songs may be understood as maps and historical documents.

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This page is a summary of: O’odham Songscapes: Journeys to Magdalena Remembered in Song, Journal of the Southwest, January 2016, Project Muse,
DOI: 10.1353/jsw.2016.0008.
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