Near Camp Verde in Yavapai County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Kinship Ties
Photographed by James Hulse, June 19, 2024
1. Kinship Ties Marker
The community surrounding Montezuma Castle was one of related households both familial and social units. The Hopi Parrot, Bear, Water, Cloud, Bearstrap, Bluebird, and Spider clans all have oral histories about residing at Montezuma Castle. These Hopi clans are related to one another and traveled together during long migrations. The Zuni say their ancestors migrated through here as well.
Ancestral Yavapai bands likely had interactions with these groups. Ancestors of the O'odham people of southern Arizona traded here, while the Tonto Apache and Yavapai consider nearby Montezuma Well their place of origin. The cultural connections to Montezuma Castle and other sites in the Verde Valley are rich and complex.
Most indigenous peoples have long-held cultural restrictions against disturbing places inhabited by ancestors. When you visit, please respect this cultural heritage - places that are living and active in the memories, stories, and traditions of people today.
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Yavapai Bird Dancers and Gourd Singers help celebrate Montezuma Castle National Monument's centennial in 2006.
Anne Worthington
Erected by Montezuma
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Indigenous Peoples and Communities. A significant historical year for this entry is 2006.
Location. 34° 36.707′ N, 111° 50.484′ W. Marker is near Camp Verde, Arizona, in Yavapai County. It is on Montezuma Castle Road one mile east of Beaver Creek Estates Road. The marker is located along the loop hiking trail at the Montezuma Castle National Monument. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2800 Montezuma Castle Rd, Camp Verde AZ 86322, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arizona’s Verde Valley and in the Yavapai-Apache Nation. It is also in the American Southwest and in the Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Creekside Community (within shouting distance of this marker); A Piece of Modern Monument History (within shouting
Photographed by James Hulse, June 19, 2024
2. Kinship Ties Marker
Other markers no longer nearby. The Community (was a few steps from this marker but has been permanently removed); Welcome to The Castle (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Way Up / Construction Sequence (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been permanently removed); The Neighborhood / Mysterious Departures (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Montezuma Castle - History & Culture. National Park Service
On December 8, 1906, President Theodore Roosevelt celebrated the passage of the Antiquities Act by declaring four sites of historic and cultural significance as our nation's first National Monuments.(Submitted on July 18, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)Among these was Montezuma Castle, which the President identified as a place "of the greatest ethnological value and scientific interest." Although very few original artifacts remained in the structure due to intensive looting of the site, Roosevelt's decision assured the continued protection of one of the best preserved prehistoric cliff dwellings in North America.Photographed by James Hulse, June 19, 20243. Kinship Ties Marker
Photographed by James Hulse, June 19, 2024
4. Montezuma Castle
Credits. This page was last revised on July 19, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 194 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 18, 2024, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
