Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation
A'baja (Havasupai–Hualapai) | |
|---|---|
Location of Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation in Maricopa County, Arizona | |
| Total population | |
| 950 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States ( Arizona) | |
| Languages | |
| Yavapai (three dialects of Upland Yuman language), English | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Yavapai people, Havasupai, Hualapai, Mohave, Western Apache |
The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation (Yavapai: A'ba:ja) is a federally recognized tribe of Yavapai people. The tribe governs an Indian reservation in Maricopa County, Arizona about 23 miles (37 km) northeast of Phoenix.
They have 950 enrolled citizens, with about 600 living on the reservation. The tribe was formerly named the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation.