Ethnic group and federally-recognized tribe in Arizona, United States
This article is about the Yuma, the Native American people in the United States. For their language, see Quechan language. For the South American language, see Quechuan languages.
"Yuman" redirects here. For the settlement in Butte County, California, see Yuman, California. For the Italian singer-songwriter, see Yuman (singer).
Not to be confused with Quecha or Quechua.
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Quechan
Kwatsáan
Quechan tribal seal
Total population
10,089[1] (2010)
Regions with significant populations
Arizona California
Languages
Quechan, English, Spanish
Religion
traditional tribal religion, Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Maricopa, Mojave, Kumeyaay, Yavapai
Yumas in "United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Report of William H. Emory…" Washington, 1857, Volume I
The Quechan (Quechan: Kwatsáan 'those who descended'), or Yuma, are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California just north of the Mexican border.[2] Despite their name, they are not related to the Quechua people of the Andes. Members are enrolled into the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. The federally recognized Quechan tribe's main office is located in Winterhaven, California. Its operations and the majority of its reservation land are located in California, United States.
^"2010 Census CPH-T-6. American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2010" (PDF). census.gov.
^"About Us - Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe". www.quechantribe.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
The Quechan (Quechan: Kwatsáan 'those who descended'), or Yuma, are a Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation on the lower Colorado...
Quechan or Kwtsaan (/kʷt͡sa:n/, Kwatsáan Iiyáa), also known as Yuma, is the native language of the Quechan people of southeastern California and southwestern...
1950), South Korean boxer Yum Jung-ah (born in 1972), South Korean actress Quechan language, (ISO 639 language code "yum") Yugoslav dinar, former currency...
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is a part of the traditional lands of the Quechan people. Established in 1884 from the former Fort Yuma, the reservation...
languages: Quechan, people who live on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation in Arizona and California Quechan language, language of the Quechan people Quechua...
the Cocopah besieged three Quechan villages holding them hostage. In retaliation, the Quechan-allied Mohave backed the Quechan and raided the Cocopah. The...
The Glanton gang also mugged the local Quechan chief and harassed the local Quechan. In response, a Quechan war party retaliated by attacking Glanton's...
Expedition or Morehead War was an 1850 California militia attack on the Quechan, in retaliation for the Glanton Massacre, which had taken place near the...
destroyed a boat and killed some Quechans operating a rival ferry near Pilot Knob. At dawn on April 23, 1850, a band of Quechans led by Caballo en Pelo killed...
(ICTC), Yuma County Intergovernmental Public Transportation Authority, and Quechan. The routes are operated with Yuma County Area Transit (YCAT) buses. Since...
known as the Diggers. People who belong to the Quoeech are known as the Quechan. They are alternatively known as Yuma. They are familiar as California...
middle of the 19th century. At the time of Spanish mediation between the Quechan and the 'Opa' and 'Cocomaricopa' Maricopa tribes on the Gila River in the...
"Desert People." Its people are believed to have mixed with the Mojave and Quechan peoples. The Yavapai have much in common with their linguistic relatives...
Quechan traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Quechan (Yuma) people of the lower Colorado River area...
mid-1770s, largely siding with the Quechan-aligned alliance. However, increased tensions between the Spanish and the Quechan led to resumed conflict in 1781...
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