The two tribes, the Maricopa and the Pima are united as one people on the Salt River Reservation (SRPMIC). The SRPMIC community are established in 1879 by President Rutherford B. Hayes. Their lives were different from one another and the language and homes were too. First of all, the Maricopa’s language sounded similar to the Pima’s but they weren’t. The Maricopa’s lived in these things called earth house, they were cool in the summer and warm in the winter. As for the Pima’s, they lived in what is called a wickiups which are small rounded cone shaped houses. The Pima ate corn, beans, and squash. The Maricopa ate corn and beans as their main food. The women sometimes did the man’s job for Maricopa. However, both of the tribe’s languages
