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Quechan

Quechan tribal seal
Total population
10,089[1] (2010)
Regions with significant populations
Arizona
California
Languages
Quechan, English, Spanish
Religion
traditional tribal religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
Maricopa, Mojave, KumeyaayYavapai

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

The Quechan (or Yuma) (Quechan: Kwtsaan 'those who descended') are an aboriginal Americantribe 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[edit]

Cameron Chino, Quechan artist[2]

The historic Yuman-speaking people in this region were skilled warriors and active traders, maintaining exchange networks with the Pima in southern Arizona, New Mexico, and with peoples of the Pacific coast.[citation needed]

The first significant contact of the Quechan with Europeans was with the Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and his party in the winter of 1774. Relations were friendly. On Anza's return from his second trip to Alta California in 1776, the chief of the tribe and three of his men journeyed to Mexico City to petition the Viceroy of New Spain for the establishment of a mission. The chief Palma and his three companions were baptized in Mexico City on February 13, 1777. Palma was given the Spanish baptismal name Salvador Carlos Antonio.[citation needed]

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Spanish settlement among the Quechan did not go smoothly; the tribe rebelled from July 17–19, 1781 and killed four priests and thirty soldiers. They also attacked and damaged the Spanish mission settlements of San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer and Puerto de Purísima Concepción, killing many. The following year, the Spanish retaliated with military action against the tribe.[citation needed]

After the United States annexed the territories after winning the Mexican–American War, it engaged in the Yuma War from 1850 to 1853 in response to a conflict between the Quechan and Jaeger's Ferry and the Glanton Gang, after the Quechan had established a rival ferry service on the Colorado River. During which, the historic Fort Yuma was built across the Colorado River from the present day Yuma, Arizona.

Population[edit]

Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California have varied substantially (see population of Native California). Alfred L. Kroeber (1925:883) put the 1770 population of the Quechan at 2,500. Jack D. Forbes (1965:341–343) compiled historical estimates and suggested that before they were first contacted, the Quechan had numbered 4,000 or a few more.

Kroeber estimated the population of the Quechan in 1910 as 750. By 1950, there were reported to be just under 1,000 Quechan living on the reservation and more than 1,100 off it (Forbes 1965:343). The 2000 census reported a resident population of 2,376 persons on the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation.

Language[edit]

The Quechan language is part of the Yuman language family.

Fort Yuma Native American Reservation[edit]

The Fort Yuma Indian Reservation is a part of the Quechan's traditional lands. Established in 1884, the reservation, at 32°47′N114°39′W / 32.783°N 114.650°W, has a land area of 178.197 km2 (68.802 sq mi) in southeastern Imperial County, California, and western Yuma County, Arizona, near the city of Yuma, Arizona. Both the county and city are named for the tribe.

See also[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^'2010 Census CPH-T-6. American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2010'(PDF). census.gov.
  2. ^Crowley, Steve. 'Impacted Nations.'Archived 2015-10-09 at the Wayback MachineAlyssia Hinton. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

Further reading[edit]

  • Forbes, Jack D. (1965). Warriors of the Colorado: The Yumas of the Quechan Nation and Their Neighbors. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press.
  • Kroeber, A. L. (1925). Handbook of the Indians of California. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin. 78. Washington, DC.
  • Pritzker, Barry M. (2000). A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN978-0-19-513877-1.
  • Zappia, Natale A. (2014). Traders and Raiders: The Indigenous World of the Colorado Basin, 1540-1859. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
  • 'Yuma Reservation, California/Arizona'. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2006-11-27.

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Quechan.
  • Quechan Tribal Council, official website
  • Fort Yuma-Quechan Tribe, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
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Contact Information

877-783-2426
760-572-3900

Location

Casino
525 Algodones Road
Winterhaven
CA
92283
32.73
-114.72
From I-8 take Exit 166

RV Parking and Camping Information

$7 - $10 per night.
Overnight RV parking is allowed.
1 night - $10
3 nights - $25
7 nights - $50
Dirt Truck/RV lot on S side of casino. RV parking is in long straight lines designated by casino security on a dirt lot.

Casino Information

21
  • Slots
  • Video Poker
  • Table Games
  • Poker Room
  • Pub
  • Sports Bar
  • Food Court
  • Buffett
  • Steak House

Other Information

Overnight RV Parking is OK, for a small fee.

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Spent 1 night here-on the road. I thought the dirt parking area was nice size. You could park anywhere and there was a separate lot for the trucks so we did not have to listen to their motors at night. There seem to be 'ridges' in the ground that marked one space from another so we had plenty of room. Easy walk across the parking area to the casino. Friendly people. Right off the freeway so it was an easy in and out.... Yes, it was $10.00 for the night but I felt safe and secure.... Appears most of the rigs were people going down to Algodones for the day and back at night.
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NOT FREE -- Confirming prices for 'Pay to Stay' 2019 1 night / $10 3/$25 7/$50 RV parking is in long straight lines designated by casino security -- packed in like sardines on a dirt lot (probably mud with rain). With all the FREE BLM land around Why would you pay to stay --- and if you're not staying there due to fee Why Play there ? ? Pass on by -- Nothing to see Here ( be like oB1-kenobi using the Force ) ! ! :-)
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I don't know what it is with the casinos in this (Yuma) area. They simply can not make up their minds -- and it doesn't matter how much you spend in their casino. First they say 'Come on in' and the next thing it's 'Get the hell out.'
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Stayed here while getting dental work done. Felt safe, minimal noise, access to city bus for border transportation.
Very large parking area. Easy access to freeway. Well marked.
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RV lot was extremely crowded and had started taking up the truck parking area. No charge with no stay limit. Many RV's stay there for months during the winter. Close to Mexico for dental and optical care. Casino is nice and food is good.
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