Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
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Location of Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in Maricopa County, Arizona.
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| Total population | |
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| 900[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| 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 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). 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. The outside communities of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde lie adjacent to the reservation, as does the Salt River Indian Reservation.
Notes
- ↑ "History and Culture." Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation. (retrieved 18 Nov 2011)
External links
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See also: Indigenous peoples of Arizona
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