San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, in southeastern Arizona, United States, was established in 1871, and is home to a conglomeration of Apache tribes relocated there from traditional Apache homelands in Arizona and New Mexico. The 2000 census reported the reservation population at 9,385. Its largest communities are San Carlos and adjacent Peridot.

San Carlos Reservation is one of the poorest Native American communities in the United States, with the median annual household income being approximately $14,000. About 60% of the people live under the poverty line, and one-fourth of the active labor force is unemployed.

[edit] Geography

Encompassing 2,910.707 square miles (7,538.698 km²) of land area, the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation lies in northern Graham, southeastern Gila, and eastern Pinal Counties. It is the ten-largest Indian reservation in land area. Landscape of the area varies considerably, including desert, alpine meadows, and Ponderosa Pine forest. Its largest community is San Carlos. Fort Apache Indian Reservation is directly north of the San Carlos Reservation.

[edit] History

San Carlos was, for a time, home to the legendary Apache chief Geronimo. The San Carlos Apache Tribe is the history of their native people. They have their ceremonies in the mountains or the Hollygrounds. They speak their minds about their own culture; they are the voice of the people. The Apaches learn their own language, and sing their own language. The elders sometimes speak the Apache language to the toddlers so when they grow up they speak the language that the elders have taught them. The San Carlos Apache give prayers to their young ones.

[edit] References

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../s/a/n/San_Carlos_Apache_Indian_Reservation_5d65.html"