Tohono O'Odham Ki:Ki Association
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The Tohono O'odham Ki:Ki Association (Tohono O'odham Housing Authority) – formerly known as the Papago Housing Authority – is the tribally designated housing entity of the Tohono O'odham
Nation of Arizona
, enacted by Resolution of the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council
No. 98-03.
The Tohono O'odham Ki:Ki Association (TOKA) is the recipient of the Indian Housing block grant
by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
through the Native American
Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA).
The purpose of the TOKA is to provide low-income and affordable housing
services to the membership of the Tohono O'odham
Nation. The TOKA is overseen by a five person Board of Directors, who are appointed by the Tohono O'odham Nation Legislative Council. The programs daily operations are overseen by an Executive Director who is appointed by the Board of Directors. There are four departments within the program: Administration, Residential Services, Development, and Maintenance.
The program services over 800 home
s which were built utilizing funding by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
. The Tohono O'odham Ki:Ki Association headquarters are located on the Tohono O'Odham
Nation in the town of Sells, Arizona
.
Renee Reddog is the director of TOKA and the association hires an estimated 45 employees.
IN 2008, a former director of TOKA, Loren Goldtooth, was indicted for embezzling over $50,000 from the organization and was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay the tribe back $52,239.
Tohono O'odham
The Tohono O'odham are a group of Native American people who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of the southeastern Arizona and northwest Mexico...
Nation of Arizona
Arizona
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, enacted by Resolution of the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council
Legislative Council
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No. 98-03.
The Tohono O'odham Ki:Ki Association (TOKA) is the recipient of the Indian Housing block grant
Block grant
In a fiscal federal form of government, a block grant is a large sum of money granted by the national government to a regional government with only general provisions as to the way it is to be spent...
by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...
through the Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
Housing and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA).
The purpose of the TOKA is to provide low-income and affordable housing
Affordable housing
Affordable housing is a term used to describe dwelling units whose total housing costs are deemed "affordable" to those that have a median income. Although the term is often applied to rental housing that is within the financial means of those in the lower income ranges of a geographical area, the...
services to the membership of the Tohono O'odham
Tohono O'odham
The Tohono O'odham are a group of Native American people who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of the southeastern Arizona and northwest Mexico...
Nation. The TOKA is overseen by a five person Board of Directors, who are appointed by the Tohono O'odham Nation Legislative Council. The programs daily operations are overseen by an Executive Director who is appointed by the Board of Directors. There are four departments within the program: Administration, Residential Services, Development, and Maintenance.
The program services over 800 home
Home
A home is a place of residence or refuge. When it refers to a building, it is usually a place in which an individual or a family can rest and store personal property. Most modern-day households contain sanitary facilities and a means of preparing food. Animals have their own homes as well, either...
s which were built utilizing funding by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, also known as HUD, is a Cabinet department in the Executive branch of the United States federal government...
. The Tohono O'odham Ki:Ki Association headquarters are located on the Tohono O'Odham
Tohono O'odham
The Tohono O'odham are a group of Native American people who reside primarily in the Sonoran Desert of the southeastern Arizona and northwest Mexico...
Nation in the town of Sells, Arizona
Sells, Arizona
Sells is a census-designated place in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The population was 2,799 at the 2000 census. It is the capital of the Tohono O'odham Nation and the home of several of their tribal businesses, such as Tohono O'Odham Ki:Ki Association...
.
Renee Reddog is the director of TOKA and the association hires an estimated 45 employees.
IN 2008, a former director of TOKA, Loren Goldtooth, was indicted for embezzling over $50,000 from the organization and was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay the tribe back $52,239.