Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation

Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Total population
900[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States ( Arizona)
Languages

Yavapai (three dialects of Upland Yuman language), English

Religion

traditional tribal religion, Christianity

Related ethnic groups

other Yavapai people, Havasupai, Hualapai, Mohave, Western Apache

The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, formerly the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation), is a federally recognized tribe and Indian reservation in Maricopa County, Arizona about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Phoenix, currently encompassing only 24,680 acres (100 km2) out of the much larger area that was originally Yavapai territory. The reservation was originally established in 1890 and is now home to approximately 971 people, mostly Yavapai.

Notes

  1. ^ "History and Culture." Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. (retrieved 18 Nov 2011)

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