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The Yavapai–Apache Nation (Yavapai: Wipuhk’a’bah and Western Apache: Dil’zhe’e [1]) is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Yavapai people in the Verde Valley of Arizona. Tribal members share two culturally distinct backgrounds and speak two Indigenous languages, the Yavapai language and the Western Apache language.
The Yavapai–Apache Nation is the amalgamation of two historically distinct Tribes both of whom occupied the Upper Verde prior to European arrival. The Tonto Apache , calling themselves Dilzhe'e, utilized the lands to the north, east and south; while the Wi:pukba or Northeastern Yavapai were using country to the north, the west and the south.
White Mountain Apache Reservation: Apache (White Mountain) Dził Łigai Si'án N'dee 1891 13,409 2,609.4 (6,758.3) Navajo, Apache, Gila: Yavapai-Apache Nation: Yavapai, Apache (Tonto) Yavapai: Wipuhk’a’ba Apache: Dil’zhe’e 1903 718 1.0 (2.6) Yavapai: Yavapai-Prescott Reservation: Yavapai: Wiikvteepaya 1935 192 2.2 (5.7) Yavapai: Zuni ...
The Yavapai reservation is approximately 1,413 acres (5.72 km 2) in central Yavapai County in west-central Arizona.In the early 1930s, Sam Jimulla and his wife Viola Jimulla, with community support, pushed the government to provide reservation lands for the tribe, as they had been unable to secure federal funds for a housing project.
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation (Yavapai: A'ba:ja), 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.
Most live within reservations. The Fort Apache Indian Reservation, San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation, Yavapai-Apache Nation, Tonto Apache, and the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation are home to the majority of Western Apache and are the bases of their federally recognized tribes. In addition, there are numerous bands.
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The Yavapai–Apache Nation opened the casino after Proposition 201, which allowed natives to run gambling operations in Arizona, was passed in 1995. [2] The hotel opened an arcade in 2015. [3] A new, six-story hotel was opened in February 2018, with the older one being renamed to the Cliff Castle Casino Lodge.