Tonto Apache

Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona
Dilzhę́’é (Western Apache)
Location of Tonto Apache Reservation
Location of Tonto Apache Reservation
Federally recognizedOctober 6, 1972; 52 years ago (1972-10-06)[1]
Village[1]Payson, Arizona
Government
 • ChairmanCalvin Johnson[2]
Area
 • Total
85 acres (34 ha)
Population
 • Total
140
DemonymWestern Apache
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (MST)
Area code(s)928

The Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona or Tonto Apache (Western Apache: Dilzhę́’é, Dilzhe'e, and Dilzhe’eh Apache) is a federally recognized tribe of Western Apache people located in northwestern Gila County, Arizona.[2][3] The term "Tonto" is also used for their dialect, one of the three dialects of the Western Apache language, a member of Southern Athabaskan language family. The Tonto Apache Reservation is the smallest land base reservation in the state of Arizona.[2]

  1. ^ a b "H.R.3337". congress.gov. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Tonto Apache Tribe | Inter Tribal Council of Arizona". itcaonline.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs". Federal Register. 87: 4636–4641. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.

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