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Tonto Apache Tribe of Arizona
Dilzhę́’é (Western Apache) | |
|---|---|
 Flag | |
 Location of Tonto Apache Reservation | |
| Federally recognized | October 6, 1972[1] |
| Village[1] | Payson, Arizona |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Calvin Johnson[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 140 |
| Demonym | Western Apache |
| Time zone | UTC−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]
- ^ a b "H.R.3337". congress.gov. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Tonto Apache Tribe | Inter Tribal Council of Arizona". itcaonline.com. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "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.