Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki

Opens to the public on Saturday, November 9.

Hours of Operation

Saturday - 10 am to 4 pm

Sunday - 12 pm to 4 pm

Admission

In celebration of the renaming, for a limited time starting Nov. 9, admission to Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki is FREE

About Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki

The name given to the site is Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki. In the O’odham language, it means “Blue Fly’s place of dwelling” or “Blue Fly’s house.”  Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki, pronounced “CHUH-dag MOO-vahl VAH-kee", comes from a series of songs originating at the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, located only about one mile from the ancestral site. 

The ancestors of the modern O’odham built Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki near the head-gates of one of the largest and most sophisticated networks of irrigation canals created in the Americas. Sce:dagĭ Mu:val Va’aki featured a large platform mound that served as a civic and gathering center where administrative and religious activities were performed. It is estimated that the site controlled over 27,000 acres of highly productive farmland supporting a large community. 

The City of Mesa acknowledges that it gathers on the homeland of Native peoples and their ancestors, whose cultural values are deeply embedded in this landscape.