Yavapai Nation (historical)

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The historical Yavapai Nation was a Native American people of central and western Arizona, composed of several regional groups who spoke a Yuman language and lived as semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers prior to U.S. expansion.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
conflictHistory involved in conflicts with U.S. military during 19th century
continent North America
cosmology creation stories tied to central Arizona landscapes
country United States of America
surface form: United States
displacement forcibly removed to reservations in the late 19th century
economy gathering of wild plants
hunting
limited agriculture in some areas
ethnicGroupOf central Arizona
western Arizona
foodSources acorns
agave
deer
mesquite beans
small game
wild seeds and berries
housing wickiups (brush shelters)
languageFamily Yuman languages NERFINISHED
linguisticBranch Upland Yuman NERFINISHED
materialCulture agave roasting pits
basketry
stone tools
neighboringPeople Havasupai NERFINISHED
Hualapai NERFINISHED
Maricopa NERFINISHED
Mojave NERFINISHED
O’odham groups of southern Arizona
Pima (Akimel O’odham) NERFINISHED
Quechan (Yuma) NERFINISHED
Southern Paiute NERFINISHED
Western Apache NERFINISHED
politicalOrganization loosely organized regional bands
primaryRegion Arizona NERFINISHED
region Bill Williams River region
Bradshaw Mountains NERFINISHED
Hualapai Mountains foothills NERFINISHED
Mogollon Rim area NERFINISHED
Prescott area
Tonto Basin NERFINISHED
Verde Valley NERFINISHED
upper and middle Salt River region
upper and middle Verde River region
religion traditional Yavapai spiritual beliefs
socialOrganization kin-based local groups
subgroup Kewevkapaya (Southeastern Yavapai) NERFINISHED
Tolkepaya (Western Yavapai) NERFINISHED
Wipukepa (Northeastern Yavapai) NERFINISHED
Yavbe (Northwestern Yavapai) NERFINISHED
successor Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation NERFINISHED
Yavapai-Apache Nation NERFINISHED
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe NERFINISHED
traditionalLifestyle semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers

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Kewevkapaya (Southeastern Yavapai) partOf Yavapai Nation (historical)
Yavapai subgroup Yavapai Nation (historical)
this entity surface form: Yavbe (Northwestern Yavapai)