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The people of the Yavapai-Apache Nation live on a divided reservation in and around Camp Verde, AZ. Parts of the reservation are in Camp Verde, Clarkdale, Rim Rock, and Middle Verde, AZ. As of the 2000 census, there were 743 members of the Yavapai-Apache Nation, with the majority living in the two Camp Verde areas. [...] Cultures throughout the world vary from society to society. What may be acceptable in one culture may be insulting in another. People in a particular society learn the local culture, and it is passed on from generation to generation. It gives one a model of the world and rules for interaction, not only with the [...] Living this life is not rocket science. It’s much harder than that. To truly live, you must simply “be”. And our society has taught us that this is not acceptable. How many times have you heard that you have to “work hard” to get what you want? How many times have you heard that “hard [...] The following is from a press release issued today by Grand Canyon National Park. “Grand Canyon, Ariz. – On June 15th, 2009, the National Park Service, in conjunction with the Bureau of Reclamation, the Grand Canyon Wildlands Council, the Arizona Game and Fish Department, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service translocated 300 juvenile humpback [...] Civilizations over the millennia have grown and declined. From the earliest roots in Mesopotamia to the rise of the Mayans and the Incans, states and cultures have flourished and dissolved. Life in the North American southwest is no different. Though different paths have reached the same end, it is important to note that they are [...] Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument is one of three National Monuments near Flagstaff, AZ. Sunset Crater is located 12 miles north of Flagstaff, Arizona, and 150 miles north of Phoenix. Located within the San Francisco Volcanic field, Sunset Crater is one of about 600 volcanoes that can be seen in the approximate 50 mile by [...] As reported by Grand Canyon National Park, the Aspen fire on the North Rim continues to burn and has spread to approximately 2,390 acres as of Saturday. This fire is burning on the Walhalla Plateau east of the developed area on the North Rim. The National Park Service is expecting this fire to lose momentum [...] From the Mackenzie Basin, home of Lake Athabasca, came the Apacheans. Leaving their homeland sometime prior to 1400, these people traveled a crescent shaped trail of thousands of miles. They first headed southeast, moved through present-day western Canada, crossed the northern Rockies and then followed the eastern edge of the American Rocky Mountains southward. Some [...] The escarpment on the eastern edge of the Paunsaugunt Plateau provides a delight of nature that surpasses spectacular. Approaching Sunrise Point from the west, Bryce Canyon unfolds before us in the pre-dawn morning. Having never been to Bryce Canyon before, I was awestruck. Carved from the Tertiary Claron Formation, hoodoos extend throughout an amphitheater-like erosional [...] |
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