The border vidette., 1931-06-20
ARIZONA INDIAN RESERVATIONS

are considerable factor In Arl.
zona's ever"growing tourist pop
ularity, and the Indian reserva
tions which dot the state must
be accounted one Of its many
distinct ypes of vacation attrac
tions. To the resident Arizonan
on outing bent. they may be but
incidental to scenic charms, but
the picturesqe Indian settlements
and their colorful ceremonials
add materially to the delights of
Seeing Arizona"
Arizona, it should be remem
bered. is exceeded only by Okla
homa in size Of Indian population
and it's twenty Indian reserva.
tions. some of which are grouped
together for administrative pur
poses, cover more than 20, 600.
600 acres of land. The states
$4,000 real Americans" repre-.
sent q score of different races.
many Of which are among the
most famous on the continent,
and representing fascinating
study in their varied character.
istics. The nomadic Navajos,
herding great bands of sheep;
the industrious Hopis. equally
skilled as artisans and farmers;
the agricultural-minded Pimas
and Papagos; the Apaches who
have become cattlemen. all are
we'll worth visit and closer &C
quaintance.
By far the largest reservation
is the Navajo group, comprising
the Northern Navajo, Southern
Navajo, Western Navajo and
Lenpp reservations in northern
Navajo. Apache and Coconino
counties, and entirely surround
ing the Hopi reservation. Below
ed of eastern tourists. this Hopi
Navajo land is one of the most
picturesque sports 10 the state,
With the Painted Desert, Petri6
ed Forests, Hopi mesas. immense
colored canyons and innumerahle
ancient ruins forming wildly
scenic background for the origi
nal Ane.i:an Arabs and hill
d dwellers.
The Fort Apache and San
Carlos reservations in southern
Navajo and Apache and Gi!a
counties also have q notably
scenic background for their his
toric Apache agencies, the for.
mer embracing some of the
beautiful White Mountain coun
try and the latter surrounding
the new Coolidge Dam.
Farther south, the ella River
reservation around SacatoD and
south of Phoenix. and the great
Papago reservations near Tue
son, are associated With some OF
Arizona's most Interesting early
history and pre- history. Ou the
former, Pimas and Maricopas
are tiling land farmed by irriga
ton by a race which vanished a
thousand years ago, while the
Papago and San Xavier reserva
tions recall memories of the first
Spanish conquests, of old Tubac
and the TumacacOri and San
Xavier missions.
Tue Camp Mcdowell reserva
ton northeast of Phoenix is a
tourist favorite because of the
ruins Of old Fort Mcdowell
Nearby is the Salt River reser
vation. also an Apache home.
and Yavapai county has the
Camp Verde reservation. The
Cocopah reservation near Yuma
aud the much larger Colorado
River reservation ct Parker are
preserved for Cocopah and re
lated tribes. The Gila Bend res
ervation is another Papago set
Element, while Fort Mohave res
ervation on the Colorado west Of
Kingman is the home of the
Mohave- Apaches. The Hualpai
or Walapai, reservation 10 MO
have and Coconino counties takes
it's pane from its tribe, while two
of the smaller reservations are
the Havasupai, occupying de
lightfully, pretty and secluded
canyon west of the Grand Can
yop, aud the Kaibab, lying on
the Utah border west of FredOnia
and occupied by a branch of the
PaiuLes.
Many Of Arizona's Iudian res
ervations, highly interesting in
themselves, are on the routes OF
many of the scenic vacation trips
within the state that are recon
mended by chambers of con-
merce and the Industrial Con.
presa. In addition, both Tucson