Piipaash people

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The Piipaash people are a Native American group indigenous to the lower Colorado River region, closely related to the Maricopa and known for their riverine culture and traditional crafts.

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Piipaash people canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
Yuman language
indigenous people of the United States
closelyRelatedTo Maricopa people
culturallyRelatedTo O’odham peoples
linked to: Pima people
culturalRegion American Southwest
Lower Colorado River Valley
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasAlternativeName Maricopa (in English usage)
linked to: Maricopa

Pee Posh
linked to: Pee-Posh

Piipaa
linked to: Piipaash
hasCraftTradition beadwork
coiled basketry
red-on-buff pottery
textile work
hasEthnonymInEnglish Maricopa
hasEthnonymInOwnLanguage Piipaash
historicallyAssociatedWith Colorado River
Gila River
indigenousTo Arizona
California
Southwestern United States
lower Colorado River region
knownFor basketry
pottery
traditional crafts
languageFamily Yuman–Cochimí languages
languageSpoken Piipaash language
partOf Gila River Indian Community
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
populationRegion Maricopa County, Arizona
region Sonoran Desert
religion Christianity
traditional Piipaash religion
traditionalArtForm ceremonial masks
figurative pottery
traditionalCultureType riverine culture
traditionalEconomy agriculture
trade along the Colorado River
traditionalHousingType brush houses
earthen structures
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
riverine agriculture
usesIrrigationFrom Colorado River
Gila River

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

Piipaash hasAlternativeName Piipaash people
Maricopa alternativeName Piipaash people
Piipaash language spokenBy Piipaash people