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Huachuca City Kaibito – from the Navajo phrase k'ai'bii'tó , whose English translation is unclear. Kinlichee – from the Navajo phrase kin dah lichi'i , meaning "red house up at an elevation".
Pages in category "Arizona placenames of Native American origin" The following 50 pages are in this category, out of 50 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Extends into New Mexico (San Juan, McKinley, Sandoval, Cibola, Rio Arriba) and Utah , observes Daylight Saving Time (unlike the rest of Arizona) Pascua Yaqui Indian Reservation: Yaqui: Pasqua Hiaki 1978 3,484 1.8 (4.6) Pima: Salt River Pima–Maricopa Indian Community: Pima, Maricopa: O'odham/Pima: Onk Akimel O'odham Maricopa: Xalychidom ...
The Maricopa are known for their basket weaving and textiles, [1] in particular, for their highly burnished red-on-redware pottery. Their traditional pottery practices enjoyed a revival from 1937 to 1940. Elizabeth Hart, a US Home Extension Agent, worked with a leading Maricopa potter, Ida Redbird, to form the Maricopa Pottery Cooperative.
During 19th and 20th century American rule, Arizona Natives faced forced cultural assimilation under the boarding school system, environmental degradation on reservation lands, and, in some cases, ethnic cleansing. [3] In the 21st century, Arizona's Native communities continue to play a prominent role in its culture, notably in its tourism ...
Site name Pueblo peoples Nearest town (modern name) Location Type Description Photo Unknown Anasazi: St. Michaels: End of Yellow Meadow Road, Navajo Nation: Single Dwelling: Ruins located on the Navajo Nation: Agate House: Holbrook: Ruins located in the Petrified Forest National Park: Antelope House: Canyon de Chelly
Kate Cory, Buffalo Dancer, oil, 1919, Smoki Museum, Prescott, Arizona. The Museum of Indigenous People, formerly known as the Smoki Museum of American Indian Art and Culture, [1] is located in Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona and holds collections of Native American artifacts.
Prior to contact, pottery was usually open-air fired or pit fired; precontact Indigenous peoples of Mexico used kilns extensively. Today many Native American ceramic artists use kilns. In pit-firing, the pot is placed in a shallow pit dug into the earth along with other unfired pottery, covered with wood and brush, or dung, then set on fire ...