Location: Santa Cruz Valley, 35 miles south of Phoenix
Reservation: 21,840 acres; created in May 1912
Peoples: Papago and Pima Enterprises: Agriculture, 109-acre industrial park
Population: 742
Attractions: Him-Dak Museum displays tribal crafts and photos of the Ak-Chin people and a tribute to the Community’s Veterans
Gaming: Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino Resort, near Maricopa, AZ
Location: Approximately 13 miles south of Yuma and bounded by the Colorado River
Reservation: 7,772 acres; created in 1917
Peoples: Cocopah
Enterprises: Farmland leases, convenience store, gas station and smoke shop
Population: 901
Attractions: Tribal museum and tribal cultural center, golf course, swimming, tennis, Cocopah RV Park, Cocopah Resort & Conference Center
Gaming: Cocopah Casino, four miles south of Yuma
Location: Along both sides of the Colorado River near Yuma
Reservation: 43,958 acres total; 2,381 acres in Arizona; created in 1884
Peoples: Quechan
Enterprises: Tourism, agriculture (leased farm), sand and gravel (lease), utility company, and Quechan Market
Population: 2,831
Attractions: Five trailer and RV parks, museum, bingo hall, water sports along the Colorado River
Gaming: Paradise Casino, Yuma, Q in Winterhaven, CA
Location: On the Utah border
Reservation: 120,413 acres: created in 1934
Peoples: Paiute
Enterprises: Tourism, livestock, agriculture, fruit orchard, trailer park and campground
Population: 231
Attractions: Pipe Springs National Monument, Steamboat Rock, North Rim of Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, Glen Canyon all within easy touring distance
Gaming: None
Location: Pascua Pueblo Reservation in Pima County
Reservation: 2,200-acre reservation in southwest Arizona near Tucson
Peoples: Uto-Aztecan people
Enterprises: Government, technology, gaming
Population: 19,000
Attractions: Support the Pascua Yaqui by visiting Casino Del Sol Resort, Spa and Conference Center, and Sewailo Golf Club.
Gaming: Casino Del Sol Resort, Casino of the Sun
Location: Spans Gila, Graham and Pinal counties in southeastern Arizona
Reservation: 1,826,541 acres; created in 1871
Peoples: Apache
Enterprises: Government, cattle ranching, gaming
Population: 11,328
Attractions: San Carlos Lake, Talkahai Lake, Seneca Lake, Point of Pines Lake, World Record Elk Harvest, hunting and fishing. The Cultural Center in Peridot is home to the Peridot Semi-precious stone mine, the only one of two places in the word where peridot is mined.
Gaming: Apache Gold Casino
Location: Comparable in size to Connecticut, in south central Arizona and into Mexico in the form of 12 communities.
Reservation: 2,854,881 acres approximately 5,000 square miles; created in 1874 through a series of Executive Orders. The Tohono O’odham Nation incorporates the 71,095-acre San Xavier reservation, the 10,409-acre Gila Bend Reservation near the city of Gila Bend, and the 20-acre Florence Village.
Peoples: Tohono O’odham
Enterprises: Papago Farms, San Xavier Industrial Park, Nursing Home, Tohono O’odham Community College, KOHN-FM Radio Station
Population: 27,500
Attractions: San Xavier Mission Del Bac (the White Dove of the Desert), Kitt Peak National Observatory, arts and crafts market, Baboquivari Mountain Park
Gaming: Desert Diamond Casinos Sahuarita, Desert Diamond Casinos Tucson, Desert Diamond Casino West Valley, and the Golden Ha’ San Casino, Why, AZ
Location: East Central Arizona
Reservation: 1,664,984 acres; created in 1891
Peoples: White Mountain Apache
Enterprises: Livestock, agriculture, tourism, ski resort, timber mill, re-manufacturing plant
Population: 13,500+
Attractions: Sunrise Ski Resort, elk hunting, fishing
Gaming: Hon-Dah Casino
Location: Northeastern Arizona
Reservation: Over 12,000 acres (established in 1984)
Peoples: Zuni (Ashiwi)
Enterprises: Zuni Furniture Enterprise, Pueblo of Zuni Arts & Crafts Enterprise, Zuni Forest Products & Services Enterprise
Population: Over 10,000 tribal members
Attractions: The Arizona portion of the Zuni Reservation is undergoing environmental restoration and is not open for tourist activities. The New Mexico portion of the Reservation (located on the Arizona/New Mexico border) has many world-class jewelry shops and is a popular destination for outdoor activities.
Gaming: None
777 Geronimo Springs Blvd
Cutter Industrial Park
San Carlos, AZ 85550
777 Apache Sky Blvd
Winkelman, AZ 85192
5655 W Valencia Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85757
7406 S. Camino de Oeste
Tucson, Arizona 85746
15318 South Avenue B
Somerton, AZ 85350
9431 W. Northern Ave
Glendale, AZ 85305
1100 W. Pima Mine Road
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
7350 S. Nogales Highway
Tucson, AZ 85756
Highway 86, Milepost 55
Why, AZ 85321
15406 Maricopa Road
Maricopa, AZ 85139
777 Highway 260
Pinetop, AZ 85935
450 Quechan Drive
Yuma, AZ 85364
525 Algodones Road
Winterhaven, CA 92283
Arizona Indian Gaming Association represents nine tribes representing Indian People living on reservations in Arizona. While four tribes are located near urban areas, most tribal lands are located in rural areas of Arizona.