Arizona
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- ApacheContinuing specific constituent community connection
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Continuing specific constituent community connectionActual Nation introduction locates Arizona Verde Valley and explicitly distinguishes Apache and Yavapai peoples; broader Apache entry, not all Apache nations.
Historical and continuing; geography passage inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Cocopah Tribe of ArizonaNamed community or government — directory location
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Named community or government — directory locationState explicitly present in the January2026 registry name; this is a dated administrative naming connection, not a homeland or jurisdictional boundary.
Dated naming/location listing inspected October26,2026; no historical-territory claim. Reviewed 2026-10-26.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, ArizonaNamed community or government — directory location
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Named community or government — directory locationState explicitly present in the January2026 registry name; this is a dated administrative naming connection, not a homeland or jurisdictional boundary.
Dated naming/location listing inspected October26,2026; no historical-territory claim. Reviewed 2026-10-26.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, ArizonaNamed community or government — directory location
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Named community or government — directory locationState explicitly present in the January2026 registry name; this is a dated administrative naming connection, not a homeland or jurisdictional boundary.
Dated naming/location listing inspected October26,2026; no historical-territory claim. Reviewed 2026-10-26.
Read the supporting source ↗ - HavasupaiPresent day specific government/education location
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Present day specific government/education locationActual state education directory gives Havasupai at Supai, Arizona; directory location only.
Present-day directory inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - HopiPresent day specific government/education location
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Present day specific government/education locationActual state education directory gives Hopi at Kykotsmovi, Arizona; directory location only.
Present-day directory inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Hopi Tribe of ArizonaNamed community or government — directory location
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Named community or government — directory locationState explicitly present in the January2026 registry name; this is a dated administrative naming connection, not a homeland or jurisdictional boundary.
Dated naming/location listing inspected October26,2026; no historical-territory claim. Reviewed 2026-10-26.
Read the supporting source ↗ - HualapaiPresent day specific government/education location
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Present day specific government/education locationActual state education directory gives Hualapai at Peach Springs, Arizona; directory location only.
Present-day directory inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians of the Kaibab Indian Reservation, ArizonaNamed community or government — directory location
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Named community or government — directory locationState explicitly present in the January2026 registry name; this is a dated administrative naming connection, not a homeland or jurisdictional boundary.
Dated naming/location listing inspected October26,2026; no historical-territory claim. Reviewed 2026-10-26.
Read the supporting source ↗ - MaricopaSpecific Piipaash community connection
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Specific Piipaash community connectionThe Community identifies Maricopa as an externally applied name and distinguishes its Xalychidom Piipaash community from Gila River Piipaash. Its account situates the people within Arizona's Yuman region; the companion history identifies the Arizona ancestral setting.
Public content inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ · Supporting source 1 ↗ - MojaveHistorical language community region
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Historical language community regionActual opening geography paragraph identifies Mojave language communities along the Colorado River and explicit nineteenth-century expansion toward Blythe, California, and Ehrenberg, Arizona. This is language-community geography, not a modern jurisdiction or complete homeland. Dated speaker totals were excluded.
Nineteenth-century regional expansion described in archive overview; inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Navajo (Diné)Present day tribal government/community location
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Present day tribal government/community locationNavajo Nation, Window Rock; government address only.
Present-day; source inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Pascua YaquiSpecific government / administrative location
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Specific government / administrative locationThe Tribe’s own departmental page locates the Pascua Yaqui administration in Tucson, Arizona. This is a specific government-location route, not the full historical geography of Yaqui/Yoeme peoples on both sides of the international border. Inspection: Actual departmental remit and tribal address, especially lines 172–175. No claim that an undated personnel listing remains current.
Undated tribal departmental page; inspected October 21, 2026. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Pima (Akimel O'odham)Specific O'odham community within broader people entry
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Specific O'odham community within broader people entryThe Community's history explicitly links its contemporary Onk Akimel O'odham with Arizona's Phoenix Valley. This records one community connection rather than treating all Akimel O'odham as one government.
Public content inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - QuechanPresent government mailing location
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Present government mailing locationThe Tribe's own page, updated May 9, 2025, publishes its Yuma, Arizona mailing address and describes the reservation near Yuma. This records a present contact connection, not a reservation boundary.
Public content inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - San Carlos Apache Tribe of the San Carlos Reservation, ArizonaNamed community or government — directory location
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Named community or government — directory locationState explicitly present in the January2026 registry name; this is a dated administrative naming connection, not a homeland or jurisdictional boundary.
Dated naming/location listing inspected October26,2026; no historical-territory claim. Reviewed 2026-10-26.
Read the supporting source ↗ - San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of ArizonaNamed community or government — directory location
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Named community or government — directory locationState explicitly present in the January2026 registry name; this is a dated administrative naming connection, not a homeland or jurisdictional boundary.
Dated naming/location listing inspected October26,2026; no historical-territory claim. Reviewed 2026-10-26.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Southern PaiutePresent day tribal government/community location
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Present day tribal government/community locationSan Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, Tuba City; specific government address only.
Present-day; source inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Tohono O'odham Nation of ArizonaNamed community or government — directory location
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Named community or government — directory locationState explicitly present in the January2026 registry name; this is a dated administrative naming connection, not a homeland or jurisdictional boundary.
Dated naming/location listing inspected October26,2026; no historical-territory claim. Reviewed 2026-10-26.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Tonto ApacheSpecific reservation community connection
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Specific reservation community connectionNPS explicitly locates the Tonto Apache Reservation near Payson in Arizona and distinguishes Tonto Apache communities from the Yavapai-Apache Nation. No reservation acreage or membership total is adopted.
Public content inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - YaquiPresent day community connection
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Present day community connectionPage 1 explicitly identifies small Yaqui communities in Arizona, California and Texas; not whole-state territory.
Present-day; directory inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - YavapaiConstituent people within present government
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Constituent people within present governmentThe Nation explicitly locates itself in Arizona's Verde Valley and identifies Yavapai and Apache as two distinct constituent peoples. This links one Yavapai community; it does not subsume all Yavapai governments.
Public content inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - Yavapai ApachePresent tribal government location
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Present tribal government locationThe Nation explicitly locates its five communities in Arizona's Verde Valley. The directory entry refers to a government formed by distinct Yavapai and Apache peoples; it is not a claim that they are one ancestral people.
Public content inspected 2026-10-21. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
Read the supporting source ↗ - YumaQuechan / Yuma language name access point
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Quechan / Yuma language name access pointThe Tribe locates its community on the Colorado River near Yuma, Arizona. This route uses Yuma in the Quechan-name scope documented by Miller's introductory language discussion. Inspection: Opening Colorado River / Arizona location paragraph. Limits: Quechan access point only; bordering Baja California does not establish a Mexico residence.
Community location described by the Tribe, page updated 2025-05-09. Reviewed 2026-10-21.
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