Guwevkabaya

The Guwevkabaya, or southeastern Yavapai, lived along the Verde and Salt rivers and in the mountains around them. Their lands included the Mazatzal Mountains, Four Peaks and the slopes of the Pinal Mountains. They shared hunting and gathering grounds with Tonto and San Carlos Apache neighbors, and some communities spoke both Yavapai and Apache. Although their languages were distinct, marriage and life in shared settlements created close ties between the peoples. The Yavapai themselves were divided into several autonomous regional groups linked by kinship.