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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Quechan people canonical 25
Quechan 14
Quechan (Yuma) people 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous people of North America ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mojave people ⓘ
surface form: Yuma people
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
culturalRegion southwestern United States ⓘ
surface form: American Southwest

Lower Colorado River region ⓘ
surface form: Lower Colorado River Valley
economicActivity agriculture on irrigated lands ⓘ
gaming enterprises ⓘ
tourism and cultural programs ⓘ
ethnonymLanguage Quechan language ⓘ
federallyRecognizedTribe Quechan people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
governingBody Quechan people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Quechan Tribal Council
historicalEvent Quechan uprising of 1781 ⓘ
conflicts with Spanish colonizers in the 18th century ⓘ
language Quechan language ⓘ
languageFamily Yuman–Cochimí languages ⓘ
surface form: Cochimí–Yuman language family

Yuman language family ⓘ
surface form: Yuman languages
nativeName Kwatsáan ⓘ
notablePractice ceremonial dances ⓘ
rich oral tradition ⓘ
storytelling ⓘ
populationTrend small but persistent population into the 21st century ⓘ
primaryState Arizona ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California
relatedEthnicGroup Maricopa people ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 (47)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mojave people → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Yuman language family → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Quechan people → federallyRecognizedTribe → Quechan people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
Quechan people → governingBody → Quechan people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan Tribal Council
Maricopa people → neighboringGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Quechan language → name → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Quechan language → ethnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Quechan language → associatedPeople → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan (Yuma) people
Lower Colorado River region → hasTraditionalInhabitants → Quechan people ⓘ
Cocopa people → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Kumeyaay people → relatedGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Yavapai people → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Paipai people → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Colorado River → servesAsWaterSourceFor → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan Tribe
Quechan uprising of 1781 → mainParticipants → Quechan people ⓘ
Quechan uprising of 1781 → ethnicContext → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan (Yuma) people
Mohave → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation → tribalAffiliation → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Fort Yuma Indian Reservation → isHomelandOf → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Kwatsáan → refersTo → Quechan people ⓘ
Kwatsáan → usedBy → Quechan people ⓘ
Kwatsáan → endonymFor → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Kwatsáan → ethnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan tribe
Yuman peoples → hasPart → Quechan people ⓘ
lower Gila River → inhabitedBy → Quechan people ⓘ
lower Gila River → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Quechan people ⓘ
Maricopa → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Yuman → hasLanguage → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Yuman → ethnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Paipai → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona → relatedEthnicGroups → Quechan people ⓘ
Cocopah people → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Cocopah people → neighboringGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Quechan Indian Reservation → homelandOf → Quechan people ⓘ
Quechan Indian Reservation → primaryEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Yuma Crossing → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan (Yuma) people
Spanish borderlands of northwestern New Spain → involvedConflictWith → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan (Yuma) people
Yavapai → hasCulturalTiesWith → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation → ethnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Pee-Posh → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Pee-Posh → neighboringGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Tipai people → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Halchidhoma people → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Mojave → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan
Delta–California Yuman → spokenInPastBy → Quechan people ⓘ
Cocopa (Mexico) → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
Cucapá → relatedEthnicGroup → Quechan people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Quechan