Whiteriver, Arizona

The White Mountain Apache Tribe is located in the east central region of Arizona, 194 miles northeast of Phoenix.

On November 9, 1891, by Executive Order the Fort Apache Indian Reservation was established. It is now known as the White Mountain Apache Reservation.

The White Mountain Apaches reside on 1.6 million acres at its ancestral homeland on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation.

Whiteriver, the capital, is the largest community with over 2,500 residents.

• The Tribe has over 13,260 tribal members located on nine major reservation communities.

• 4270+ of these tribal members are 5-18 years of age.

• The topography ranges from 3-11,000 feet, at Salt River Canyon.

• The White Mountain Apache are the direct descendants of the original tribes that lived in that area.

• The people were once nomadic, however, they now occupy permanent dwellings.