The Tenth section of the World Longest Native American Painting was created in 2017-2018 with the generous support of The Friends of Western Arts (Tucson, AZ) which donated the painting to the Museum of The Amerind Foundation for permanent installation in Dragoon, AZ.

 

The Women of Arizona highlights the  Northern Tribes on the left, the Central Tribes in the center, and the  Southern Tribes on the left. There are 22 federally recognized Tribes and 20 are members of the Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona.

 

The Northern Tribes of AZ

* Hopi Tribe : The Hopi Culture is one of the most ancient living indigenous Culture in documented history. They are deeply religious people and any recordings of their ways of Life is strictly regulated and protected.

 

* Hualapai Tribe : Located between Flagstaff and Kingman, they are the owners of the Grand Canyon Skywalk.

 

* Havasupai Tribe : The Havasu Canyon at the bottom of the  Grand Canyon National Park is the permanent home of the Havasupai Indian Tribe.

 

* Fort Mojave : Located along the Colorado River the tribe holds lands in Arizona, California and Nevada.

 

* Navajo Nation : The vast Navajo Nation extends into 3 states, Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

 

* Yavapai Apache & Yavapai Prescott Tribe : Located in the Verde Valley of Yavapai County and in Prescott.

 

* Kaibab Band of Paiute : The Kaibab-Paiute are members of the Southern Paiutes who live on the Great Basin and the San Juan Colorado River.

 

The Central Tribes of AZ

* Ak-Chin Indian Community :  The Ak-Chin People are part of the O’odham Culture and live in Pinal County.

 

* Tohono O’odham Nation : This Tribe of the Sonoran Desert is located in South Central AZ.

 

* Gila River Indian Community : Located in South Central AZ, it is comprised of 2 tribes, the Pima and Maricopa communities.

 

* Tonto Apache : Located near Payson “Place of the Yellow Water” it is one of the smallest tribal population in AZ.

 

* Pasqua Yaqui Tribe : Their reservation boundaries, south west of Tucson, were established in 1964 and they were finally federally recognized in 1978.

 

* Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community :  This Native American group is composed of the Pima (River People) and the Maricopa (People who live toward the water).

 

* Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribe : Located on both sides of the Colorado River near Yuma, it is home of the Quechann Indians.

 

* Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation : Located in Maricopa County they are the Yavapai who lived in the Mazatzal-Four Peaks and Superstition Mountains.

 

* Cocopah Indian Tribe : Located south of Yuma, the tribe is bounded to the Colorado River.

 

The Southern and Eastern Tribes of AZ

* White Mountain Apache : Located in the East Central regions of AZ, it was established in 1891.

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* San Juan Southern Paiute : Located East of the Grand Canyon at the Utah border,  they are neighbors of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes. They are renowned for their basket weavers who use to trade with their Navajo neighbors.

 

* Colorado River Indian Tribes : Located in western AZ in the area of Parker, the reservation was established in 1865. They are descendants of the Mojave and Chemehuevi indigenous people of the Colorado River and California’s Mohave Desert.

 

* San Carlos Apache : Located in southeastern AZ, this large forested reservation was established in 1871. They are believed to be descendants of an Athabascan group who migrated to the Southwest.