Before Trump’s devastating physical border wall, We e were raising awareness of the ‘virtual border wall’ and the plans the government had to militarize O’odham land. Governments know that we as a people have needs Needs that are manipulated in the goverment’s favor. Agents came to council meetings With pictures of Integrated Towers, Fixed Towers, Mobile Towers, High tech cameras, Night vision cameras. And promises of better roads If we agree. Our sacred lands, Our indigenous lands, Our beautiful desert landscapes, also have monsoons, and flash floods Good roads are always needed. Elbit’s Integrated Fixed Towers Overlook entire villages, Border Patrol vehicles remain on a semi-permanent basis, Communities know that DHS is a constant occupying force. The constant eyes on our people is an uncomfortable part of our reality. We cannot travel from one place to another Without going through several stages Of being watched The powers that be Who do not have our interests at heart. We remember Bennett Patricio O’odham And so many others that lost their lives to DHS And had their deaths covered up in a public relations campaign. Our sacred lands, Our indigenous lands, Our beautiful desert landscapes, were not meant to be death traps. 29