Tonto Apache

For the fictional character from the Lone Ranger who was Comanche (sometimes identified as Comanche Apache), see Tonto, Federally recognized tribe, and Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona.
Tonto Apache
Dilzhę́’é
Regions with significant populations
U.S. (Arizona)
Languages
Tonto Apache dialect of the Western Apache language
Religion
Indigenous religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
other Western Apache, Yavapai

The Tonto Apache (Western Apache: Dilzhę́’é, Dilzhe'e, and Dilzhe’eh Apache) is a band of Western Apache people in Arizona.

The term "Tonto" is also used for their dialect, one of the three dialects of the Western Apache language, a member of Southern Athabaskan language family.

Today, Tonto Apache people are enrolled in several federally recognized tribes in Arizona. These include:

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