Tonto Apache Tribe, Arizona (Reservation)

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Tribal Headquarters
Tonto Apache Tribe #30 Tonto Apache Reservation Payson, AZ 85541 Phone: 1.928.474.5000 Fax: 1.928.474.9125


 * Tonto Apache Tribal Website

History
Northern Tonto bands: Fossil Creek, Bald Mountain, Mormon Lake, and Oak Creek

Southern Tonto bands: Mazatal band and six others unnamed

Brief Timeline
1534: Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, shipwrecked comes in contact

1848: Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo cedes Apache lands to the United States

1872: General Cook directed military campaign to eliminate the Tonto Apache

1872: Tonto assigned to Camp Verde

1875: Tonto Apache moved to San Carlos Apache reservation

1890: Apache Wars end.

Reservations
Camp Verde

San Carlos Apache Reservation

Important Web Sites

 * Tonto Apache Tribal Website
 * Tonto Apache Wikipedia
 * Tonto Apache Tribe Constitution. A copy of the Constitution and By-laws for this tribe is available at the Sandra Day O'Connor Law Library at Arizona State University