Gila River Indian Community

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Native American tribal community federally recognized tribe

The Gila River Indian Community is a federally recognized tribal community in Arizona composed primarily of Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Maricopa people, known for its sovereign government, cultural preservation, and economic enterprises.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American tribal community → federally recognized tribe →
country	United States →
focusesOn	cultural preservation → economic development → language revitalization →
hasCapital	Sacaton, Arizona →
hasCulturalInstitution	Huhugam Heritage Center →
hasDeputyHead	Lieutenant Governor of the Gila River Indian Community →
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture → gaming → hospitality industry → retail enterprises →
hasEducationService	tribal education programs →
hasEthnicGroup	Akimel O’odham → Maricopa people → Pima people →
hasExecutiveHead	Governor of the Gila River Indian Community →
hasFireDepartment	Gila River Fire Department →
hasGovernmentType	sovereign government → tribal government →
hasHealthService	tribal health care system →
hasJudicialBody	Gila River Indian Community Court →
hasLegalStatus	domestic dependent nation →
hasLegislativeBody	Gila River Indian Community Council →
hasNeighbor	Chandler, Arizona NERFINISHED → City of Phoenix → Mesa, Arizona NERFINISHED → Tempe, Arizona NERFINISHED →
hasOfficialLanguage	English → O’odham language →
hasPolice	Gila River Police Department →
hasPrimaryReligion	Native American traditional religions →
hasReservation	Gila River Indian Reservation →
hasSecondaryReligion	Christianity →
hasTribalEnrollment	thousands of members →
locatedAlong	Gila River →
locatedIn	Arizona → Maricopa County, Arizona → Pinal County, Arizona →
namedAfter	Gila River →
operates	tribal gaming casinos →
owns	Gila River Hotels & Casinos →
partOf	Maricopa tribes → O’odham peoples →
practices	traditional Maricopa culture → traditional O’odham culture →
recognizedBy	United States federal government →
subjectTo	United States federal Indian law →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Gila River →	adjacentTo
Maricopa people →	associatedWith
Maricopa County, Arizona ("Gila River Indian Community (partial)") →	contains
Pima people →	federallyRecognizedTribe
Pima →	governingTribalEntities
Gila River Indian Community ("Gila River Indian Community Council") →	hasLegislativeBody
Gila River →	hasPart
Gila River Indian Community ("Gila River Indian Reservation") →	hasReservation
Maricopa people ("Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation") →	partOf
Maricopa →	residesIn