Indigenous peoples of Arizona

The Indigenous peoples of Arizona are the Native American people of the state of Arizona. These include people that have lived in the region since time immemorial; tribes who entered the region centuries ago, such as the Southern Athabascan peoples; and the Pascua Yaqui who settled in Arizona in mass in the early 20th century, though small numbers had settled in the United States prior.

Arizona has the third largest Native American population of any U.S. state.^[1]

Almost a quarter of Arizona is reservation land. The Navajo Nation has the largest reservation in the United States, and the Tohono O'odham Nation in southeast Arizona has the second-largest reservation.^[1]

There are 17 federally recognized tribes completely within the borders of Arizona, and 5 more in Arizona whose territory spans multiple states. Of these, 20 tribes are members of the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA).^[2]

Native American tribes in Arizona today

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

Historic Marker which reads: Gila River Indian Reservation (established 1859) Here the first Indian school was established by the government for the Pimas and Maricopas.

A customary Yavapai summer home

Multiple states:

Indigenous ethnic groups who lived in Arizona

Several of the Colorado River tribes are headquartered across the state line in California but have historical connections to Arizona. These include the Chemehuevi, Cocopah (Xawitt Kwñchawaay), Quechan (Yuma), and Mojave (Hamakhava). Many of these are Yuman-speaking peoples.

Yuman language-speaking peoples connected to Arizona include the Havasupai (Havasuw `Baaja), Walapai, Yavapai, Mojave, Hualapai (Hwal `Baaja), Halchidhoma (Xalychidom), Quechan, Maricopa (Piipaash), and Cocopah.

Colorado River Numic language–speakers connected to Arizona include the Southern Paiute, Southern Ute and Chemehuevi.

The Navajo (Diné) and Apache are Southern Athabascan-speaking people who migrated into the American Southwest from the north, possibly around 1300 CE.^[3] Apache bands connected to Arizona include the Dilzhe'e Apache, Chiricahua, San Carlos Apache (Nné, Coyotero, or Western Apache), White Mountain Apache

Oʼodham language–speakers include the Akimel O'odham (formerly Pima), Tohono O'odham, and Hia C-eḍ Oʼodham.

Pueblo peoples living in Arizona include the Hopi, Tewa, and Zuni (A:shiwi).

The Yaqui people speak a Uto-Aztecan language.

Precontact cultures of Arizona

Hohokam settlement known as Sears-Kay Ruin, in the foothills of Carefree, Arizona.

Ancestral Pueblo peoples, Four Corners area
Hohokam (Ho:-ho:gam), as far north as the Valley of the Sun and as far south as Mexico.
Mogollon, southeast Arizona, New Mexico, Sonora, Chihuahua, west Texas
Patayan, far western Arizona, California
Sinagua, area around present-day Flagstaff

References

^ ^a ^b "US States With The Largest Native American Populations". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
^ Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona
^ Seymour, Deni J. (May 2012). "Gateways for Athabascan Migration to the American Southwest". Plains Anthropologist. 57 (222): 149.

External links

[atlas-1] "US States With The Largest Native American Populations". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

[2] Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona

[3] Seymour, Deni J. (May 2012). "Gateways for Athabascan Migration to the American Southwest". Plains Anthropologist. 57 (222): 149.

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v t e Indigenous peoples of Arizona
Contemporary peoples native to Arizona	Chemehuevi Chiricahua Cocopah Halchidhoma Havasupai Hopi Hualapai Maricopa Mohave Navajo Southern Paiute Pima Quechan Tewa Hopi-Tewa Oʼodham Tohono Oʼodham Akimel O'odham Tonto Apache Southern Ute Western Apache Yaqui Yavapai Zuni
Prehistoric cultures in Arizona	Ancestral Pueblo dwellings Basketmaker Hohokam Mogollon Patayan Salado Sinagua
See also: List of Indian reservations in Arizona

Indigenous peoples of Arizona

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Native American tribes in Arizona today

Indigenous ethnic groups who lived in Arizona

Precontact cultures of Arizona

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References

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