Quechan people
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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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Quechan people canonical | 25 |
| Quechan | 14 |
| Quechan (Yuma) people | 4 |
| Quechan Tribal Council | 1 |
| Quechan Tribe | 1 |
| Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation | 1 |
| Quechan tribe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T29733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Quechan people Context triple: [Mojave people, relatedEthnicGroup, Quechan people]
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A.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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B.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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C.
Chemehuevi people
The Chemehuevi people are a Southern Paiute Native American group traditionally inhabiting areas of the Mojave Desert and lower Colorado River, known for their rich oral traditions, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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D.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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E.
Southern Sierra Miwok
The Southern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of California whose traditional homeland includes the Yosemite Valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada foothills.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Quechan people Target entity description: 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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A.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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B.
Mojave people
The Mojave people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, whose culture, traditions, and identity are deeply rooted in the Mojave Desert landscape.
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C.
Chemehuevi people
The Chemehuevi people are a Southern Paiute Native American group traditionally inhabiting areas of the Mojave Desert and lower Colorado River, known for their rich oral traditions, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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D.
Serrano people
The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.
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E.
Southern Sierra Miwok
The Southern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of California whose traditional homeland includes the Yosemite Valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada foothills.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
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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
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| economicActivity |
agriculture on irrigated lands
ⓘ
gaming enterprises ⓘ tourism and cultural programs ⓘ |
| ethnonymLanguage | Quechan language ⓘ |
| federallyRecognizedTribe |
Quechan people
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation
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| governingBody |
Quechan people
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Quechan Tribal Council
|
| historicalEvent |
Quechan uprising of 1781
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conflicts with Spanish colonizers in the 18th century ⓘ |
| language | Quechan language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Yuman–Cochimí languages
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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
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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
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surface form:
Imperial County, California
Yuma County, Arizona ⓘ |
| riverineCulture | Colorado River ⓘ |
| stapleCrops |
beans
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corn ⓘ cotton ⓘ squash ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush dwellings
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earthen structures ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
agriculture
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fishing ⓘ hunting and gathering ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
lower Colorado River region
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southeastern California ⓘ southwestern Arizona ⓘ |
| treatyRelationship | United States government ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Quechan people Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.