Yuman Language Family
The Quechan (or Yuma) (Quechan language, Quechan: ''Kwatsáan'' 'those who descended') are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California just north of the Mexican border. Despite their name, they are not related to the Quechua people of the Andes. Members are enrolled into the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. The federally recognized Quechan tribe's main office is located in Winterhaven, California. Its operations and the majority of its reservation land are located in California, United States. History The historic Yuman-speaking people in this region were skilled warriors and active traders, maintaining exchange networks with the Pima people, Pima in southern Arizona, New Mexico, and with peoples of the Pacific coast. The first significant contact of the Quechan with European colonization of the Americas, Europeans was with the Spanish colon ...
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Quechan Tribal Seal
The Quechan (or Yuma) (Quechan language, Quechan: ''Kwatsáan'' 'those who descended') are a Native Americans in the United States, Native American tribe who live on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation on the lower Colorado River in Arizona and California just north of the Mexican border. Despite their name, they are not related to the Quechua people of the Andes. Members are enrolled into the Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation. The federally recognized Quechan tribe's main office is located in Winterhaven, California. Its operations and the majority of its reservation land are located in California, United States. History The historic Yuman-speaking people in this region were skilled warriors and active traders, maintaining exchange networks with the Pima people, Pima in southern Arizona, New Mexico, and with peoples of the Pacific coast. The first significant contact of the Quechan with European colonization of the Americas, Europeans was with the Spanish colon ...
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