Mohave
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The Mohave are a Native American people traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now Arizona, California, and Nevada, known for their riverine agriculture, distinctive tattoos, and rich oral traditions.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of North America ⓘ |
| artForm |
basketry
ⓘ
body art ⓘ pottery ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
body painting
ⓘ
distinctive tattooing ⓘ dream-guided spirituality ⓘ elaborate oral traditions ⓘ |
| demographicLocation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| federalRecognition |
Colorado River Indian Tribes
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Aha Makhav
ⓘ
Mojave, California ⓘ
surface form:
Mojave
|
| language |
Mojave language
ⓘ
surface form:
Mohave language
|
| languageBranch | River Yuman ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Yuman language family ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
beans
ⓘ
corn ⓘ cotton ⓘ pumpkins ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | people by the river ⓘ |
| oralTraditionFeature |
hero tales
ⓘ
migration narratives ⓘ origin stories ⓘ |
| region |
southwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
American Southwest
Lower Colorado River region ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Colorado River Valley
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Havasupai
ⓘ
Maricopa ⓘ Quechan people ⓘ
surface form:
Quechan
Yavapai ⓘ |
| reservation |
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian Reservation
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | trade along the Colorado River ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush dwellings
ⓘ
earthen structures ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeature |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
dream visions ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionType | animism ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementPattern | riverine settlements ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ riverine agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
lower Colorado River region
ⓘ
present-day Arizona ⓘ present-day California ⓘ present-day Nevada ⓘ |
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