Pima people

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Native American people indigenous people of the United States

The Pima people are a Native American group traditionally living along the Gila and Salt Rivers in what is now Arizona, known for their farming culture and enduring presence in the Sonoran Desert region.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American people → indigenous people of the United States →
alsoKnownAs	Akimel O’otham → River Pima →
colonialContactWith	Spanish Empire →
country	United States →
culturalPractice	basketry → oral storytelling → pottery → traditional songs →
culturalRegion	American Southwest → Oasisamerica →
demographicLocation	Gila River Indian Reservation → Salt River Indian Reservation →
ethnicGroupOf	United States →
federallyRecognizedTribe	Gila River Indian Community → Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community →
governingBody	tribal council →
historicalEvent	Pima Revolt of 1751 →
language	O’odham language →
languageFamily	Uto-Aztecan languages →
laterContactWith	Mexican government → United States government →
nativeName	Akimel O’odham →
notableIssue	high prevalence of type 2 diabetes → water rights disputes in Arizona →
relatedEthnicGroup	Hia C-ed O’odham → Pima Bajo → Tohono O’odham →
religion	Christianity → traditional O’odham religion →
researchSubjectOf	epidemiological studies on diabetes →
sharesReservationWith	Maricopa people →
traditionalCrops	beans → corn → cotton → squash → wheat →
traditionalEconomy	riverine agriculture →
traditionalHousing	adobe structures → brush houses →
traditionalRegion	Arizona → Gila River → Salt River → Sonoran Desert →
traditionalSubsistence	farming → irrigated agriculture →
usesIrrigationFrom	Gila River → Salt River →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Pima ("Akimel O’odham people") → Pima →	spokenBy
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community →	composedPrimarilyOf
Gila River Indian Community →	hasEthnicGroup
Maricopa people →	historicalAlliance
lower Gila River ("Pima (Akimel O’odham) people") →	historicallyUsedBy
Yavapai people →	neighboringGroup
Tepehuán →	relatedGroup
Hohokam culture ("O'odham peoples") →	succeededBy