Pee-Posh

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Pee-Posh, also known as the Piipaash, are an Indigenous people of the lower Colorado River region in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, closely associated with the Maricopa community.

All labels observed (3)

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Pee Posh 1
Pee Posh people 1
Pee-Posh canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
alternateName Pee Posh
Pee-Posh people
Piipaash
closelyAssociatedWith Maricopa community
Maricopa people
colonialHistory affected by Mexican governance in the 19th century
affected by Spanish colonial expansion in the Sonoran region
affected by United States expansion in the 19th century
culturalPractice basketry
ceremonial dances
river irrigation agriculture along the Gila and Colorado rivers
demographicStatus small Indigenous population
ethnicGroupOf Colorado River Indian Tribes
Gila River Indian Community
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
ethnonymLanguage Piipaash language
historicalAssociation formed multi-tribal alliance with O’odham groups along the Gila River
historicalEvent migrated eastward from the Colorado River to the Gila River in the 18th and 19th centuries
languageFamily River Yuman languages
Yuman languages
locatedInCountry Mexico
United States
locatedInRegion Lower Colorado River region
locatedInSubregion Northern Mexico
Southwestern United States
neighboringGroup Akimel O’odham (Pima)
linked to: Akimel O'odham

Cocopah
Quechan
linked to: Quechan people

Tohono O’odham
linked to: Tohono O'odham
partOf Colorado River Indian Tribes reservation population
Gila River Indian Community population
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community population
recognizedAs federally recognized tribal members within U.S. tribal communities
relatedEthnicGroup Cocopah
Maricopa people
Mojave people
Quechan
linked to: Quechan people
religion syncretic practices including Christianity
traditional Indigenous beliefs
selfDesignation Piipaash
traditionalLanguage Piipaash language
traditionalSubsistence fishing
hunting and gathering
riverine agriculture
traditionalTerritory Lower Colorado River
linked to: Colorado River

Lower Gila River
linked to: Gila River

Sonoran Desert

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Piipaash hasAlternativeName Pee-Posh
Huhugam Heritage Center focusesOn Pee Posh people
linked to: Pee-Posh
Piipaash people hasAlternativeName Pee Posh
linked to: Pee-Posh