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Kisto Tohono O'odham leader dies
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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2002 Edward Kisto, a former Tohono O'odham Nation council member, died at his Arizona ranch due to complications from throat cancer and kidney failure. He was 77. Kisto grew up on the reservation and lost his parents in his teen years. After going to Indian boarding school, he was "adopted" by a white couple in Phoenix. Kisto was a veteran of World War II. Get the Story:
E. Kisto dies; rancher, O'odham ex-councilman (The Arizona Daily Star 10/2)
O'odham leader Kisto dies (The Tucson Citizen 10/1)
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