Maricopa
Arizona's most populous
Maricopa refers to an Indigenous people of the American Southwest, historically allied with the Pima and now part of the Gila River and Salt River communities in Arizona.
The name also designates their Yuman language.
Maricopa County, encompassing Phoenix and its suburbs, is the most populous county in Arizona and the fourth largest in the United States.
Arizona's capital city
- countyLocal administrative division
- ScottsdaleArizona resort municipality
- TempeArizona city near Phoenix
- MesaElevated flat terrain
Gilbert · Glendale · Sonoran Desert · I-10 · desert · suburb · agricultural land · master-planned community
Original inhabitants of America
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
territory · clans · lineage · heritage · traditions · elders · tribal council · federal recognition
Fired clay objects
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
traditions · beliefs · customs · heritage · ancestors · spirituality · oral history · creation stories
Phoenix
Arizona's capital city
- countyLocal administrative division
- ScottsdaleArizona resort municipality
- TempeArizona city near Phoenix
Mesa · Gilbert · Glendale · Sonoran Desert · I-10 · desert · suburb · agricultural land · master-planned community
Native American
Original inhabitants of America
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- descendantsThose who come after
sovereignty · territory · clans · lineage · heritage · traditions · elders · tribal council · federal recognition · self-governance
pottery
Fired clay objects
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
rituals · traditions · beliefs · customs · heritage · ancestors · spirituality · oral history · creation stories · kinship