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From Ancient Cultures Come Timeless Treasures Plan Your Arizona Adventures Today on VisitArizona.com Find in depth visitor information about Arizona travel, including comprehensive directories of Arizona lodging, dining, shopping, places to visit and things to do throughout the Grand Canyon State. Download our full-sized Arizona Official State Visitor’s Guide where you can view the guide instantly. Subscribe to our free, monthly e-mail newsletters to From Ancient keep up with the latest news, information and vacation ideas around the state. Cultures Come Timeless Treasures. View our suggested trip itineraries or create your own. Chat with our travel counselors online, they are available to answer your questions 24/7. Discover festivals and other happenings around Arizona by visiting our online Events Calendar. Search our Travel Deals section for special rates and packages. Experience Indian Country Adventures in Arizona. Arizona Indian Country Tribal Lands Etiquette Each Tribal nation makes the decision on how Utah Mexican Water 15 160 Monument Valley 64 best to balance community and tradition, Kaibab 389 Kaibab Band Moccasin Teec Nos Pos Vermillion Cliffs Page Dennehotso of Paiute Indians 163 Pipe Spring National Monument 89A Marble Canyon 89 Navajo National Monument Kayenta Grand Canyon National Park Navajo National Monument Northern while providing visitors with enjoyable 191 West 98 Shonto 59 Red Rock Grand Canyon Parashant Kaibab National Forest Kaibito Coast Chilchinbito National Monument 160 Round Rock 67 experiences. Below are some basic guidelines 89 12 Nevada Rough Rock Lukachukai Many Farms Lake Mead National Tsaile Recreational Area Grand Canyon National Park 64 for visiting Tribal Lands: Supai San Juan Southern Navajo Nation Paiute Tribe Canyon de Chelly Colorado R. Tuba City Chinle National Monument Pinon Lake Moenkopi Mead Hopi Tribe Grand Canyon Salina Hoover Dam Grand Canyon West Havasupai Tribe 64 264 Hotevilla • Please be attentive to signage, and obey individual Tribal 7 Sawmill Lake Mead National Cameron Colorado R. 18 Kykotsmovi Village Polacca Keams Canyon Recreational Area 180 Kaibab National Forest 264 laws and regulations. 1 Shongopovi Second Mesa Navajo Nation Jeddito Fort Defiance Ganado 93 Steamboat Canyon 264 Hualapai Tribe Hubbell Trading Post Window Rock Northern 2 Saint Michaels • Use caution when driving, especially at night. Much of the Wupatki National Monument 15 Peach Springs 180 Greasewood reservation land is open range, and small herds of sheep, Lake Yampai 8 Mohave 191 64 87 89 Little Colorado R. 66 goats, cattle and horses move freely along and across Lupton Seligman Walapai Sunset Crater Leupp 15 Indian Wells roads. Volcano 40 40 Davis Dam 68 Williams Ash Fork Twin Arrows Kingman Flagstaff Canyon Diablo Bullhead City Kaibab National Forest • Alcohol use is only permitted in designated locations, 77 40 Fort Mojave 89 Prescott National Forest Indian Tribe Meteor Crater Winslow such as a casino. Drug use is not tolerated. Mohave Valley Hualapai Tribe North 61 Slide Rock Petrified Forest Willow Valley Holbrook 93 Wilderness Central Verde R. Sedona Tuzigoot • The taking of photos, video and audio recordings, as 95 Coconino National Forest Northern Chino Valley Cottonwood 87 191 West Prescott National Forest Jerome 180 77 Pueblo of Zuni well as sketching, are particularly sensitive issues. Ask 279 Lake Montezuma Havasu National Coast Yavapai-Prescott Prescott Valley Yavapai-Apache Nation Wildlife Refuge Indian Tribe Montezuma Castle New Mexico before photographing or recording an individual, an Camp Verde 180A Prescott Snowflake Lake Havasu Sitgreaves National Forest Saint Johns Lake Havasu City 277 event or activity. Permits may be required, and fees and 69 17 95 Chevelon Creek 61 260 77 restrictions vary, particularly for professionals. Bill Williams National 260 Agua Fria Wildlife Refuge Tonto Natural Show Low Bridge Payson F r i a Tonto Apache Tribe California • Dances are sacred ceremonies. Observe them as you Colorado River Parker East Verde R. Indian Tribes 71 87 Eagar Cibecue McNary would any other religious function by dressing and acting 260 Tonto NF White Mountain Poston 72 Wickenburg Apache Tribe A g u a appropriately. Be mindful of where you sit, stand and Poston 60 60 73 Apache NF Monument 60 95 Whiteriver 74 walk. Never pick up any object that is dropped during a Theodore Canyon Day East Fork 87 188 Roosevelt White R. Lake ceremony. Please refrain from talking to the ceremonial Surprise Sun City West Fort McDowell Salt R. El Mirage Fountain Hills Yavapai Nation 191 10 Sun City dancers. Applause after ceremonial dances is considered Peoria Saguaro North Black R. Glendale Scottsdale 88 Lake 88 Phoenix Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community inappropriate. Mesa Central San Carlos Avondale Apache Junction Buckeye 85 Apache Tribe Tempe Cutter San Carlos Goodyear Gilbert Globe Phoenix Peridot • Some of the Tribal buildings and structures may be Cibola National KomatkeChandler 60 Wildlife Refuge 95 Kofa National Wildlife Refuge Boyce Thompson San Carlos Lake & Central Gila River Indian 87 177 Ray Calva several hundred years old and can damage easily; do Community Santan Imperial National 77 Bylas 85 Sacaton Gila R. Wildlife Refuge Olberg Gila R. not climb on walls or other structures. Do not disturb or Blackwater Florence Clifton Imperial Tohono O'odham Nation Ak-Chin Indian 70 Community Coolidge remove animals, plants, rocks or artifacts, including pot Reservoir Casa Gila R. Grande 75 84 Thatcher shards, as Tribal and federal laws prohibit the removal of Yuma Proving Ground Safford Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribe Yuma Sonoran Desert National Monument Eloy Chuichu 89 such items. 85 8 77 Mount Thatcher 10 Somerton Roper Lake Cocopah Indian Tribe Coronado National Forest • Like any community, a reservation is home to those who San Luis West North Komelik 15 live and work there and should be respected as such. Coast Ironwood Forest Anegam Tohono O'odham Nation Santa Rosa Although most reservations are open to the public during Cabeza Prieta Cabeza Prieta Wilderness Sil Nakya LEGEND National Wildlife Refuge Tucson daylight hours, the homes are private and should be 86 186 Quijotoa Schuchk Pascua Yaqui Tribe Saguaro National Park Fort Bowie Organ Pipe San Luis National Parks, Monuments & Points of Interest County Seat Cactus National Pisinemo Comobabi entered only by invitation. Indian Tribes Monument 86 Chiricahua Cities 100,000-499,999 Benson National Forests & Wildlife Refuges 85 Cities 50,000-99,999 Gu Oidak Chiawuli Tak Tohono O'odham Nation 181 8 Interstate Highways Sells Ali Chukson Cities 10,000-49,999 Green Valley 95 U.S. Highways 83 Cowlic Topawa 191 Coronado National Forest 85 State Highways Metro Areas 90 Railroads Airports Mexico 82 Scenic Byways Tucson & Tucson & Your understanding of our traditions and cultures San Miguel Tumacacori National 0 25 Miles 50 Miles 100 Miles Southern Southern Historic Park is appreciated. Thank you. Sierra Vista Coronado Patagonia 19 National Forest 0 25 KM 50 KM 100KM State Park Bisbee 82 Coronado National Forest Nogales Douglas For more event information, go to VisitArizona.com The 22 Tribal communities in Arizona—all with a diverse range of cultures, history, landscapes and amenities—welcome visitors to their Tribal Lands. Outdoor enthusiasts can rough it on rugged trails. Test their whitewater skills in a variety of rapids. Round up the herd by day. And luxuriate in four-star lodging at night. See American Indian artists as they create art rooted in ancient cultures. Try your luck at gaming, and then hit the links on some of the nation’s best golf courses. Cultural centers, museums, shopping, fishing and hunting—the Grand Canyon State’s Tribes have it all. Take a journey to discover Arizona’s Indian Country. More information about Tribal experiences can be found on VisitArizona.com Phoenix and Central Arizona Phoenix’s urban-area Tribal communities offer city vibe and rustic charm, all wrapped in Native culture. With attractions ranging from eagle watching and world- class golfing, to Arizona’s only five-star dining experience and a new Native-themed venue for America’s pastime, you’ll be sure to craft the perfect getaway. The 500-room, four-star Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort and Spa will pamper you with its Aji Spa, featuring treatments GET TO KNOW US BETTER. using plants indigenous to the Southwest. The resort The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, or “People of the Four also features Arizona’s only five-star restaurant, Kai; a Peaks,” welcomes visitors to explore its lush Verde River Valley 50,000-square-foot convention center, two pools, tennis courts, home. The Onk Akimel O’Odham (Pima), the “Salt River People” and walking trails. Visitors can also lodge at the nearby Wild and the Xalychidom Pii-Paash (Maricopa), “People Who Live Horse Pass Casino & Resort, featuring elegantly appointed Toward the Water” form the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian rooms, Shula’s Steakhouse, entertainment and more at family- Community, whose home borders Scottsdale. South of Phoenix friendly prices. Or, head south and relax at Harrah’s Ak-Chin is the ancestral home of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pii Casino Hotel boasting luxury resort lodging and a full-service Paash (Maricopa) of the Gila River Indian Community. At Gila conference center. River’s southern border, the Ak-Chin Indian Community is the third O’odham homeland in the Phoenix urban area. DISCOVER OUR AMENITIES, AT YOUR LEISURE. Hit the links at Fort McDowell’s We-Ko-Pa Golf Club’s two BE OUR GUEST. courses with views of Four Peaks, a mountain with great cultural Be pampered at the AAA Four-Diamond We-Ko-Pa Resort & significance to the Yavapai people, and out of sight of developed Conference Center at Fort McDowell, or make Eagle View RV areas. The traditional Saguaro Course is suitable for walking, Resort your base camp. Here, visitors can catch a glimpse of while the dramatic Cholla Course, the quintessential desert golf the bald eagles that make Fort McDowell their winter nesting experience, is best enjoyed with a zippy cart.
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