Cocopah people
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The Cocopah people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region of what is now Arizona, California, and northern Mexico, known for their riverine agriculture, rich cultural traditions, and enduring cross-border community.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cocopah people canonical | 20 |
| Yuma people | 5 |
| Cocopah | 1 |
| Yuma peoples | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Colorado River dam construction ⓘ |
| autonym | Xawiƚƚ kwñchawaay ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossBorderCommunity |
U.S.–Mexico border
ⓘ
surface form:
United States–Mexico border
|
| culturalPractice |
basketry
ⓘ
bird songs ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ pottery ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation
ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado River Indian tribes region
|
| engagedIn | language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| federallyRecognizedTribeOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody |
Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona
ⓘ
surface form:
Cocopah Indian Tribe
|
| hasEconomicActivity | tribal enterprises on Cocopah Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| hasReservation | Cocopah Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | trade along the Colorado River ⓘ |
| language | Cocopah language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Hokan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokan language family (proposed)
Yuman language family ⓘ
surface form:
Yuman languages
|
| nativeTo |
Arizona
ⓘ
Baja California ⓘ California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Sonora ⓘ lower Colorado River region ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup | Quechan people ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Mexicali Valley
ⓘ
Yuma, Arizona ⓘ
surface form:
Yuma, Arizona area
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kumeyaay people
ⓘ
Mojave people ⓘ Quechan people ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ traditional Yuman religion ⓘ |
| reservationLocatedIn | Yuma County, Arizona ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
beans
ⓘ
corn ⓘ cotton ⓘ squash ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush houses
ⓘ
earthen structures ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ riverine agriculture ⓘ |
| uses | floodplain farming along the Colorado River ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Cocopah
this entity surface form:
Yuma people
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Yuma people
this entity surface form:
Yuma people
this entity surface form:
Yuma people
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Yuma peoples
this entity surface form:
Yuma people