Arizona Native Americans

Arizona Native Americans are very much a part of the Arizona culture and are abundant throughout the desert southwest as well as other parts of the country.

In fact, the name Arizona comes from "Arizonac," which stems from two Papago Indian words which mean "place of the young spring."

Here in Arizona, there are 22 Native American tribes that are recognized by the federal government.




The following is a list of the Native American Indian tribes.


  • Ak-ChinIndian Community

  • Cocopah Tribe

  • ColoradoRiver Indian Tribe

  • FortMcDowell Yavapai Nation  

  • Fort MojaveIndian Tribe

  • FortYuma-Quechan Tribe

  • Gila RiverIndian Community

  • HavasupaiTribe

  • Hopi Tribe

  • HualapaiTribe

  • KaibabPaiute Tribe

  • Navajo Nation

  • Pascau YaquiTribe

  • Salt RiverPima-Maricopa Indian Community

  • San CarlosApache Tribe

  • San JuanSouthern Paiute

  • TohonoO'odham Nation

  • Tonto ApacheTribe

  • WhiteMountain Apache Tribe

  • Yavapai-ApacheNation

  • Yavapai-PrescottIndian Tribe

  • The ZuniTribe (This tribe is actually basedhere in Arizona, however, the Zuni Tribe population lives in NewMexico.)

To learn where these Native Tribes are specifically located in Arizona, be sure to see the University of Arizona Arizona Native Americans Tribe Map

The History of Arizona is centered around the many Native American tribal lands that are alive and well here in Arizona. The land that surrounds the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest national parks, are home to some of the Native American's Indian tribal lands.

The Anasazi Indians are a very popular tribe and also very popular concerning the studies regarding the history.

Their Southwestern culture lives on as many of their marks have been left behind. Their famous stone houses, cliff dwellings and their hand-made goods are a sample of their existence.

Native Americans are well known for their natural cures using botanicals. If you have an ailment that you are looking to find relief for, you will be thrilled, as I was, to find this Native American Botanics Directory, which provides many natural remedies.

To view this directory, see the Native American Botanic Directory.


There is so much history when it comes to Native Americans and if you are interested in seeing the Indian time line to see just for yourself how these indigenous people have established American history, you can see for yourself by taking a look at the Indian Chronological Timeline.

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