There are 22 federally-recognized, resident Indian Tribes in Arizona; several other Tribes outside the state claim ancestral affiliation and should be included in consultation. Remember that reservation boundaries are not equivalent to ancestrally-affiliated lands and you must consult all of the Tribes that claim affiliation to an area. Use of the Consultation Map tab (see top of page) will help agencies identify the affiliated tribes for purposes of consultation under Section 106 of National Historic Preservation Act and the State Historic Preservation Act. Click on the pages, below, for specific information about each Tribe.

Several tribes have Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO): Colorado River Indian Tribes, Gila River Indian Community, Hopi Tribe, Hualapai Indian Tribe, Navajo Nation, Pascua Yaqui Tribe, San Carlos Apache Tribe, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Tohono O'odham Nation, and White Mountain Apache Tribe. THPOs assume some or all of the functions of State Historic Preservation Officers on Tribal lands. This program was made possible by the provisions of Section 101(d)(2) of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Please Note: The four southern tribes (Ak Chin Indian Community, Gila River Indian Community, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, Tohono O'odham Nation) have requested that agencies consult with all four tribes whether or not the others are identified per the maps in the toolkit.

TRIBAL CONSULTATION should begin early in project planning. Timelines for consultation will vary and agencies should plan accordingly to include in person meetings and field visits in project schedules.

Tribal Nations

Tribal Cultural Resource Groups

Four Southern Tribes Cultural Resource Working Group