Mohave

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The Mohave are a Native American people traditionally living along the lower Colorado River in what is now Arizona, California, and Nevada, known for their riverine agriculture, distinctive tattoos, and rich oral traditions.

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Mohave canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of North America
artForm basketry
body art
pottery
continent North America
culturalPractice body painting
distinctive tattooing
dream-guided spirituality
elaborate oral traditions
demographicLocation United States
federalRecognition Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation
Fort Mojave Indian Tribe of Arizona, California & Nevada
hasAlternativeName Aha Makhav
Mojave
linked to: Mojave, California
language Mohave language
linked to: Mojave language
languageBranch River Yuman
languageFamily Yuman language family
mainCrops beans
corn
cotton
pumpkins
squash
meaningOfName people by the river
oralTraditionFeature hero tales
migration narratives
origin stories
region American Southwest
Lower Colorado River Valley
relatedEthnicGroup Havasupai
Maricopa
Quechan
linked to: Quechan people

Yavapai
reservation Colorado River Indian Reservation
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation
traditionalEconomy trade along the Colorado River
traditionalHousing brush dwellings
earthen structures
traditionalReligionFeature ancestor veneration
dream visions
traditionalReligionType animism
traditionalSettlementPattern riverine settlements
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
riverine agriculture
traditionalTerritory lower Colorado River region
present-day Arizona
present-day California
present-day Nevada

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