Quechan
Ethnic group and federally-recognized tribe in Arizona, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Yuma, the Native American people in the United States. For their language, see Quechan language. For the South American language, see Quechuan languages.
"Yuman" redirects here. For the settlement in Butte County, California, see Yuman, California. For the Italian singer-songwriter, see Yuman (singer).
The Quechan (Quechan: Kwatsáan 'those who descended'), or Yuma, are a 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.[2] 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.
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Quick Facts Kwatsáan, Total population ...
Kwatsáan | |
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Quechan tribal seal | |
Total population | |
10,089[1] (2010) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Arizona California | |
Languages | |
Quechan, English, Spanish | |
Religion | |
traditional tribal religion, Catholicism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Maricopa, Mojave, Kumeyaay, Yavapai |
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