The
Western Apache live primarily in east central
Arizona, in the United States. Most live within reservations. The
Fort Apache,
San Carlos,
Yavapai-Apache,
Tonto Apache, and the
Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Indian reservations are home to the majority of Western Apache and are the bases of their federally recognized tribes. In addition, there are numerous bands. The Western Apache bands call themselves
Ndee (Indé) (“The People”); because of dialectical differences the Pinaleño/Pinal and Arivaipa/Aravaipa bands of the San Carlos Apache pronounce the word
Innee or
Nnee:.