Chemehuevi
E48351
Native American people
Southern Paiute people
Uto-Aztecan language
ethnographer
federally recognized tribe
The Chemehuevi are a Native American people of the Southern Paiute branch traditionally inhabiting areas of the Mojave Desert and lower Colorado River region.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation | 0 |
| Carobeth Laird | 0 |
| Chemehuevi language | 0 |
| The Chemehuevis | 1 |
| Ute-Chemehuevi | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
Southern Paiute people ⓘ Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ ethnographer ⓘ federally recognized tribe ⓘ |
| affectedBy | construction of dams on the Colorado River ⓘ |
| autonym |
Nuwu
ⓘ
surface form:
Nüwü
Nüwü (or Nuwuvi) ⓘ
surface form:
Nüwüwü
|
| contemporaryReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractices |
basketry
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Great Basin ⓘ Southwest ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| federallyRecognizedTribe | Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation ⓘ |
| historicalLifestyle | semi-nomadic ⓘ |
| language | Chemehuevi language ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily | Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| notableScholarshipOn | Carobeth Laird ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Chemehuevi Reservation
ⓘ
surface form:
Chemehuevi Indian Reservation
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Reservation
Las Vegas area ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Hopi people
ⓘ
surface form:
Hopi
Kawaiisu ⓘ Mohave ⓘ Southern Paiute people ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Paiute
Ute people ⓘ
surface form:
Ute
|
| reservationLocation |
Lake Havasu area
ⓘ
San Bernardino County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | Chemehuevi self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf | Numic languages ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Southern Paiute people
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Paiute
|
| traditionalHousing |
brush shelters
ⓘ
wickiups ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Mojave Desert
ⓘ
eastern California ⓘ lower Colorado River region ⓘ southern Nevada ⓘ western Arizona ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | subject to 19th-century U.S. federal Indian policy ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carobeth Laird
subject surface form:
Nüwü
this entity surface form:
Ute-Chemehuevi
subject surface form:
Carobeth Laird
this entity surface form:
The Chemehuevis
subject surface form:
Nuwuvi
subject surface form:
Nüwü
subject surface form:
Carobeth Laird