Cocopa people

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The Cocopa people are an Indigenous group native to the lower Colorado River region of the U.S.–Mexico borderlands, traditionally known for riverine agriculture, fishing, and a rich cultural heritage expressed through their Yuman language and ceremonial practices.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cocopa 6
Cocopa people canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
Yuman people
country Mexico
United States
culturalRegion American Southwest
Northwestern Mexico
linked to: Northern Mexico
ethnicGroupOf Mexico
United States
federallyRecognizedTribeName Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona
hasCulturalPractice ceremonial dances
seasonal ceremonies
song traditions
storytelling
historicalImpact affected by U.S.–Mexico border formation
affected by diversion of Colorado River water
language Cocopa language
languageFamily Yuman language family
nativeTo U.S.–Mexico borderlands
lower Colorado River region
populationTrend small population with language revitalization efforts
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe in the United States
relatedEthnicGroup Havasupai people
Hualapai people
Kumeyaay people
Maricopa people
Mojave people
Paipai people
Quechan people
religion syncretic Christianity
traditional Indigenous beliefs
reservation Cocopah Indian Reservation
reservationLocation near Yuma, Arizona
selfDesignation Cocopah
linked to: Cocopah people
traditionalEconomy beans cultivation
hunting
maize cultivation
river fishing
squash cultivation
wild plant gathering
traditionalHousing brush houses
thatched structures
traditionalSubsistence fishing
riverine agriculture
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Sonoran Desert riparian areas
lower Colorado River delta
UNESCOStatus endangered language community
uses irrigation from Colorado River for agriculture

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cocopa language glottologName Cocopa
linked to: Cocopa people
Cocopa language hasAlternativeName Cocopa
linked to: Cocopa people
Yuman hasLanguage Cocopa
linked to: Cocopa people
Yuman ethnicGroup Cocopa people
Southern Uto-Aztecan hasLanguage Cocopa
linked to: Cocopa people
Mexican Cocopa spokenBy Cocopa people
Mexican Cocopa ethnicGroup Cocopa
linked to: Cocopa people
Cocopah language hasAlternativeName Cocopa
linked to: Cocopa people