The Gila River

Today, most of the Daihira River like the roar of the mountains of the western New Mexico Montenegro irregular historical flow, then to the state of Arizona, after passing through the majority divide, Yumakororado river 650 miles will end the journey. At that time, the Coolidge Dam and irrigation canal system built in Hira in Eastern Arizona Province water up to 2 to 40 feet, sailing on a river, boat, up to 150 to 1200 feet before conquering the width and depth of the river To

It was a national laboratory for Pima Indian health research in Arizona. In Pima, Arizona, on the banks of the river is called Hira living in 2000. At the turn of the century, white settlers changed Hira River Pima Si almost to the left. This leads to serious poverty Pima Indians. But in 1984 Pima, Arizona won the first casino license and in the last four years it became the richest indigenous population of America. Unfortunately, they also become fat people suffering from the most incredible, 80% pima problem of hypertension, cancer, joint disease and non congenital diabetes. Pima's research concluded that their wealth has increased fourfold to make their food intake, but its metabolism does not catch up yet, although it is still 1984 years ago to metabolize that group

Foot of the water - As part of the reconciliation of the Arizona waters in 2004, it covers about 650,000 acres, about 372 000 acres to get from CAP and Gira, Salt and Verde River, to the Hira River Indian Community in South and Central Arizona It is located. One acre foot of water is 325,851 gallons, enough to serve in two general families annually. "We can store water for the future, it is important that we have a safety net," Lewis said. "We are all in ours, with exchanged water resources ... ... very useful, we have a relationship with all the cities that work together to solve the water crisis we face I am establishing it. "