Western Yavapai

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Western Yavapai are a Native American group of the Yavapai people traditionally inhabiting central and western Arizona, known for their distinct language dialect and cultural practices.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Western Yavapai canonical 2

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
Yavapai subgroup
country United States
culturalPractice ceremonial dances
oral tradition
seasonal mobility
cultureArea Great Basin periphery
Southwest
ethnicGroupOf United States
event Yavapai–Apache removal
linked to: Yavapai War
forcedRelocationTo San Carlos Apache Reservation
hasDistinctDialect yes
historicalConflict American settlers
U.S. Army
linked to: United States Army
language Western Yavapai dialect
languageFamily Central Yuman languages
Yuman languages
laterReturnTo central Arizona homelands
locatedIn Arizona
partOf Yavapai Nation
presentDayAffiliation Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
Yavapai-Apache Nation
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe
relatedEthnicGroup Havasupai
Hualapai
Northern Yavapai
Pai
Southeastern Yavapai
Yavapé
religion Christianity
Native American Church
traditional Yavapai spirituality
subgroupOf Yavapai people
timePeriodOfRelocation 1870s
traditionalEconomy trade with neighboring tribes
traditionalFood acorns
agave
game animals
mesquite beans
traditionalHousing wickiup
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
limited agriculture
traditionalTerritory Agua Fria River region
linked to: Verde Valley

Bradshaw Mountains
Hassayampa River region
Prescott area
Verde River region
central Arizona
western Arizona
usesWritingSystem Latin script (for modern documentation)

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wipukepa relatedEthnicGroup Western Yavapai
subject linked to: Wipukepa (Northeastern Yavapai)