Yavapai-Apache Nation

The Verde Valley is the home of the Yavapai-Apache Nation. The Yavapai have occupied the Verde Valley since about 2,000 BCE, while the Apache arrived about 1450 CE. The exhibit includes woven baskets on loan from the Nation and several Apache woven water vessels. There is also a diorama of a wickiup village, typical of both the early Yavapai and Apache lifestyles. A video of Yavapai-Apache Cultural Director Vincent Randall (1940-2023) discusses the history of the Yavapai and Apache.