Yuman peoples

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First Nations and Indigenous peoples of Mexico Indigenous peoples of North America Native American peoples ethnolinguistic group

The Yuman peoples are a group of Indigenous tribes native to the lower Colorado River region and adjacent areas of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, sharing related languages and cultural traditions.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	First Nations and Indigenous peoples of Mexico → Indigenous peoples of North America → Native American peoples → ethnolinguistic group →
associatedRiver	Colorado River →
colonialEncounterWith	Mexican government → Spanish Empire → United States government →
country	Mexico → United States →
culturalRegion	American Southwest → Northwest Mexico →
hasCulturalPractice	ceremonial singing → oral tradition → ritual dances →
hasPart	Cocopah people → Halchidhoma people → Havasupai people → Hualapai people → Ipai people → Kamia people → Kiliwa people → Kumeyaay people → Maricopa people → Mohave people → Paipai people → Quechan people → Tipai people → Yavapai people → Yuma people →
languageFamily	Yuman–Cochimí languages →
nativeTo	Sonoran Desert region → lower Colorado River region → northwestern Mexico → southwestern United States →
shares	cultural traditions → related languages →
speaks	Yuman languages →
traditionalHousing	brush shelters → semi-subterranean houses →
traditionalReligion	animism → shamanism →
traditionalSubsistence	fishing → gathering → hunting → riverine agriculture →
traditionalTerritoryIncludes	Arizona → Baja California → California → Sonora →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe ("Yuman-speaking peoples") → Yuman–Cochimí languages →	ethnolinguisticGroup
Kumeyaay people → Paipai people ("Yuman-speaking peoples") →	partOf
Maricopa people ("Piipaash people") →	alsoKnownAs
Kwatsáan →	culturallyRelatedTo
Maricopa people →	ethnicGroup
Kiliwa people ("Kiliwa Indians") →	hasExonym
Lower Colorado River region →	hasTraditionalInhabitants
Yuman →	languageFamilyOf
Paipai →	subclassOf
Kiliwa →	subgroupOf