Quechan

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).
Not to be confused with Quecha or Quechua.
Quechan
Kwatsáan

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
Yumas in "United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Report of William H. Emory…" Washington, 1857, Volume I

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.

  1. ^ "2010 Census CPH-T-6. American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2010" (PDF). census.gov.
  2. ^ "About Us - Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe". www.quechantribe.com. Retrieved 2022-01-12.