The Past is Present... Fort Apache, Arizona!

Come discover this unique icon and learn at the crossroads of cultures. Fort Apache is located 

in a region with excellent wilderness and outdoor adventure 

•   Army Post from 1870 to 1922

•   Boarding School since 1923

•   Icon of the Apache Wars and the American West. Now a Center to remember history and celebrate Apache heritage.

Come Share Our Story!

13th Annual Great Fort Apache Heritage Reunion/Ndee La Ade-Gathering of the People

Saturday, May 19, 2012, join us for the annual Apache Song and Dance Celebration, arts and crafts, food vendors, trail hikes and tours of the Fort Apache/Theodore Roosevelt School National Register Historic District. Come share a day of commemoration and fun. 

Coming in 2012: Our Cornfield, A Living Heritage Program

Nohwike' Bágowa Museum is pleased to announce the beginning of a traditional Apache horticultural program located at the historic garden plot above the confluence of the East and North Forks of the White River. The program will feature a traditionally planted garden and participatory education opportunities for school groups and Fort Apache Historic Park visitors.  This program is supported by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. 

The Fort Apache Heritage Foundation, Inc., is pleased to provide accommodations for the third season of the White Mountain Apache Tribe/University of Arizona Ethnography and GIS Research Experience for Undergraduates, June 14 through July 30.  This National Science Foundation-supported field school provides social science and computer training to a select group of Western Apache and other undergraduate students. For more information see http://anthropology.arizona.edu/content/summer_research_experience_undergraduates_ethnography_and_gis.