Dził Łigai Si'án N'dee (Western Apache) | |
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Total population | |
12,429 | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Arizona) | |
Languages | |
Western Apache, English | |
Religion | |
Christianity (especially Catholicism & Lutheranism), White Mountain Apache Culture | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Western Apache, San Carlos Apache, Navajo |
The Fort Apache Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in Arizona, United States, encompassing parts of Navajo, Gila, and Apache counties. It is home to the federally recognized White Mountain Apache Tribe of the Fort Apache Reservation (Western Apache language: Dził Łigai Si'án N'dee), a Western Apache tribe. It has a land area of 1.6 million acres and a population of 12,429 people as of the 2000 census.[1] The largest community is in Whiteriver.