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Shared with the city of Gila Bend, and the Gila River. Maricopa County – named after the Maricopa people. Shared with the city of Maricopa, and the village of Maricopa Colony. Mohave County – named after the Mohave people. Shared with the villages of Fort Mohave, Mohave Valley, and Mojave Ranch Estates. Navajo County – named after the ...
The specimens of pottery and stone implements found in the cliff dwellings along the San Francisco River by archaeologists are indications of the existence of an advanced ancient native-American civilization, such as the Anasazi, in the area hundreds of years before both Fray Marcos de Niza and Francisco Vasquez de Coronado passed through the area.
Ida Redbird (1892–1971) – Master potter of the Maricopa; instrumental in the 1937–1940 Maricopa pottery revival; first president of Maricopa Pottery Makers Association; [8] translator and informant for Leslie Spier's Yuma Tribes of the Gila River, thus helping to preserve her American Indian heritage. Robert "Tree" Cody – flutist.
Miami – Native American name for Lake Okeechobee and the Miami River, precise origin debated; see also Mayaimi [44] Micanopy – named after Seminole chief Micanopy. Myakka City – from unidentified Native American language. Ocala – from Timucua meaning "Big Hammock".
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 .
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
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 ...
Salado culture, or Salado Horizon, [1] was a human culture in the upper Salt River (río Salado) [2] of the Tonto Basin in southeastern Arizona from approximately 1150 CE through the 15th century. Distinguishing characteristics of the Salado include distinctive Salado Polychrome pottery, communities within walled adobe compounds, and burial of ...
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