The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation is a tribe of 950 Native Americans from the upper Sonoran Desert of central Arizona. Located northeast of Phoenix in Maricopa County, Arizona, the 40-square-mile reservation is home to the Yavapai people, a once nomadic people who hunted and foraged in vast areas of Arizona’s desert lowlands and mountainous Mogollon Rim. is a small part of their ancestral territories. Country.

The general public can visit the FMYN Cultural Center to learn more, Monday through Thursday from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. According to a press release, the River of Time Museum and Exploration Center is honored to showcase curated exhibits under the direction of FMYN to share the stories of the history and culture of these great peoples. .

River of Time, 12901 N. La Montana Dr., is open Wednesday through Saturday from 9 am to noon this summer. For more information, visit riveroftime.center, stop by River of Time during business hours, or call 480-837-2612.