Gila River Indian Community

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American tribal community
federally recognized tribe
country United States of America
surface form: 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 Pima
surface form: 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 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gila River Indian Community Council
hasNeighbor Chandler, Arizona, United States
surface form: Chandler, Arizona

Phoenix
surface form: City of Phoenix

Mesa, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona, USA
surface form: Tempe, Arizona
hasOfficialLanguage English
Akimel O’odham language
surface form: O’odham language
hasPolice Gila River Police Department
hasPrimaryReligion Native American traditional religions
hasReservation Gila River Indian Community self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 people
surface form: Maricopa tribes

Tohono O'odham
surface form: O’odham peoples
practices traditional Maricopa culture
traditional O’odham culture
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
subjectTo United States federal Indian law

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Sacaton, Arizona hasTribalHeadquarters Gila River Indian Community
Sacaton, Arizona hasFacility Gila River Indian Community
this entity surface form: Gila River Health Care Corporation
Sacaton, Arizona category Gila River Indian Community
Akimel O'odham federallyRecognizedTribe Gila River Indian Community