Cocopa people

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The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cocopa 6
Cocopa people canonical 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
Yuman people
country Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion southwestern United States
surface form: American Southwest

Northern Mexico
surface form: Northwestern Mexico
ethnicGroupOf Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
federallyRecognizedTribeName Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial dances
seasonal ceremonies
song traditions
storytelling
historicalImpact affected by U.S.–Mexico border formation
affected by diversion of Colorado River water
language Cocopa language
languageFamily Yuman language family
nativeTo U.S.–Mexico border
surface form: U.S.–Mexico borderlands

lower Colorado River region
populationTrend small population with language revitalization efforts
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe in the United States
relatedEthnicGroup Havasupai people
Hualapai people
Kumeyaay people
Maricopa people
Mojave people
Paipai people
Quechan people
religion syncretic Christianity
traditional Indigenous beliefs
reservation Cocopah Indian Reservation
reservationLocation near Yuma, Arizona
selfDesignation Cocopah people
surface form: Cocopah
traditionalEconomy beans cultivation
hunting
maize cultivation
river fishing
squash cultivation
wild plant gathering
traditionalHousing brush houses
thatched structures
traditionalSubsistence fishing
riverine agriculture
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Sonoran Desert riparian areas
lower Colorado River delta
UNESCOStatus endangered language community
uses irrigation from Colorado River for agriculture

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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cocopa people
Description of subject: The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cocopa language glottologName Cocopa people
this entity surface form: Cocopa
Cocopa language hasAlternativeName Cocopa people
this entity surface form: Cocopa
Yuman hasLanguage Cocopa people
this entity surface form: Cocopa
Yuman ethnicGroup Cocopa people
Southern Uto-Aztecan hasLanguage Cocopa people
this entity surface form: Cocopa
Mexican Cocopa spokenBy Cocopa people
Mexican Cocopa ethnicGroup Cocopa people
this entity surface form: Cocopa
Cocopah language hasAlternativeName Cocopa people
this entity surface form: Cocopa