Course, and Fort McDowell Adventures. The area now occupied by the reservation was the birthplace of the Native American activist, Carlos Montezuma, who founded the Society of American Indians. Ba Dah Mod Jo Cemetery The Ba Dah Mod Jo Cemetery is also referred to as the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Tribal Cemetery. It was where the soldiers who were stationed in Fort McDowell and who perished were buried. The remains of the "Anglos" who were buried there were later transferred to El Presidio Cemetery in San Francisco after the land was ceded to the Yavapai Nation. References External links Official site of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Apache tribes American Indian reservations in Arizona Geography of Maricopa County, Arizona Cemeteries in Arizona Yavapai Mohave tribe Federally recognized tribes in the United States 1900 establishments in Arizona Territory