Quechan people

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Native American people ethnic group indigenous people of North America

The Quechan people are a Native American tribe traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now southeastern California and southwestern Arizona, known for their rich oral traditions, agriculture, and riverine culture.

Aliases (6)

Quechan ×8
Quechan (Yuma) people ×2
Quechan Tribal Council ×1
Quechan Tribe ×1
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation ×1
Quechan tribe ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American people → ethnic group → indigenous people of North America →
alsoKnownAs	Yuma people →
country	United States →
culturalRegion	American Southwest → Lower Colorado River Valley →
economicActivity	agriculture on irrigated lands → gaming enterprises → tourism and cultural programs →
ethnonymLanguage	Quechan language →
federallyRecognizedTribe	Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation →
governingBody	Quechan Tribal Council →
historicalEvent	Quechan uprising of 1781 → conflicts with Spanish colonizers in the 18th century →
language	Quechan language →
languageFamily	Cochimí–Yuman language family → Yuman languages →
nativeName	Kwatsáan →
notablePractice	ceremonial dances → rich oral tradition → storytelling →
populationTrend	small but persistent population into the 21st century →
primaryState	Arizona → California →
relatedEthnicGroup	Cocopah people → Maricopa people → Mojave people → other Yuman-speaking peoples →
religion	Christianity → Native American Church → traditional Quechan religion →
reservation	Fort Yuma Indian Reservation →
reservationLocation	Imperial County, California → Yuma County, Arizona →
riverineCulture	Colorado River →
stapleCrops	beans → corn → cotton → squash →
traditionalHousing	brush dwellings → earthen structures →
traditionalSubsistence	agriculture → fishing → hunting and gathering →
traditionalTerritory	lower Colorado River region → southeastern California → southwestern Arizona →
treatyRelationship	United States government →

Referenced by (31)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cocopa people → Maricopa ("Quechan") → Mohave ("Quechan") → Mojave people → Paipai ("Quechan") → Paipai people → Yavapai people →	relatedEthnicGroup
Kwatsáan ("Quechan tribe") → Quechan language → Yuman →	ethnicGroup
Quechan language ("Quechan (Yuma) people") →	associatedPeople
Yuman language family →	associatedWithEthnicGroup
Kwatsáan ("Quechan") →	endonymFor
Quechan uprising of 1781 ("Quechan (Yuma) people") →	ethnicContext
Quechan people ("Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation") →	federallyRecognizedTribe
Quechan people ("Quechan Tribal Council") →	governingBody
lower Gila River →	hasCulturalSignificanceFor
Yuman ("Quechan") →	hasLanguage
Yuman peoples →	hasPart
Lower Colorado River region →	hasTraditionalInhabitants
lower Gila River →	inhabitedBy
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation ("Quechan") →	isHomelandOf
Quechan uprising of 1781 →	mainParticipants
Quechan language ("Quechan") →	name
Maricopa people →	neighboringGroup
Kwatsáan →	refersTo
Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona →	relatedEthnicGroups
Kumeyaay people →	relatedGroup
Colorado River ("Quechan Tribe") →	servesAsWaterSourceFor
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation ("Quechan") →	tribalAffiliation
Kwatsáan →	usedBy