Arizona Indigenous Peoples
There are at many Indian tribes on reservations in the state. In addition to the Navajo—the largest tribe—important groups are the Mohave, Apache, Hopi, Paiute, Papago, Pima, Yuma, Yavapai, Hualapai, and Havasupai. Histories of Arizona Indians are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under ARIZONA - MINORITIES, as well as under ARIZONA - NATIVE RACES. Other records of American Indians are listed in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the names of the tribes.
The following list of tribes from:
Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Ethonology, Bulletin #30 1907.
Swanaton, John W. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin #145.
Tribes of Arizona
Apache, Chemehuevi, Cocpah, Diegueno, Gosiute, Halchidhoma, Halyikwanai, Havasupai, Hopi, Hualapais, Kohuana, Maidu, Maqui, Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, Pueblo, Piaute, Papago, Pima, Pujuni, Quahtika, Quechans, Sobaipuri, tonto, Ute, Walapai, Yavapai, Yuma, Zuni
Bands
Mohave-Apache, Pasua-Yaqire, Tonto-Apache,Yavipai-Apachi, Yavopai-Prescott, tohono O'Odham Nation
Reservations
Ak Chin Reservation
Apache Reservation
Camp Verde Reservation
Cocopah Reservation
Colorado River Reservation
Fort Apache Reservation
Fort McDowell Reservation
Fort Mohave Reservation
Gila Bend Reservation
Gila River Reservation
Havasupai Reservation
Hopi Reservation
Hualpai Reservation
Kaibab Reservation
Maricopa and Pima Reservation
Mohave Reservation
Mooqui Reservation
Navajo Reservation
Papango Reservation
Parcua Yaqui Reservation
Payson (Tunto Apache) Reservation
Pima Reservation
Pipe Springs Reservation
Salt River Reservation
San Carols Reservation
San Xavier Reservation
Suppai reservation
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona
White Mountain Reservation
Yavapai (Prescott) Reservation
Agencies
Fort Apache Agency
Camp Grant Agency
Cannon Agency
Chinle Agency
Chiricahua Agency
Colorado River Agency
Fort Defiance Agency
Gila River (Pima) Agency
Hopi Agency
Moqui Pueblo Agency
Navaho Agency
Papago Agency
Phoenix Aggency
Pima Agency
Rio Verde Agency
Salt River Agency
San Carlos Agency
Shiprock Agency (New Mexico and Arizona0
Truxton Canon Agency
Western Navajo Agency
Wester Navajo Agency
Fort Yuma Agency
Yuma Agency
The Family History Library has microfilm copies of Bureau of Indian Affairs records, such as pre-1940 census, school, and vital records, for a few agencies, including the Fort Apache, Pima, and Yuma. The original documents are at the National Archives— Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel)
Web Sites
- Bureau of Indian Affairs at http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
- National Archives— Pacific Region (Laguna Niguel) at http://www.archives.gov/pacific/laguna/