The River and Upland Yumans are two large groups of tribes found throughout Arizona and the southwest. The Patayan are the prehistoric ancestors of both the Upland and River Yumans yet their locations changed over time, as well as their subsistence pattern. The Upland Yumans are made up of the Haulapi, Havasupai, and Yavapai whom all speak Yuman. Their territory was very expansive with its northwest border being the Colorado River, the southern most borders …
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…Fort McDowell Reservation in Phoenix, Arizona, which is the largest Yavapai reservation. The Camp Verde Reservation is second largest, and home to many Yavapai and Apache near Sedona, Arizona. The last tribe allotted to the Upland Yumans was the Yavapai Prescott Indian Tribe located around Prescott, Arizona. The placement of these different tribes into the reservations gave them land to call their own as the United States government took over much of their natural land.