Cocopah people
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The Cocopah people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region of what is now Arizona, California, and northern Mexico, known for their riverine agriculture, rich cultural traditions, and enduring cross-border community.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cocopah people canonical | 20 |
| Yuma people | 5 |
| Cocopah | 1 |
| Yuma peoples | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T684770 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Cocopah people Context triple: [Cocopa language, spokenBy, Cocopah people]
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Hualapai people
The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.
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Yavapai people
The Yavapai people are a Native American group indigenous to central and western Arizona, known for their distinct language, semi-nomadic history, and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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C.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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D.
Maricopa people
The Maricopa people are a Native American tribe of the Yuman language family traditionally living along the lower Gila and Colorado Rivers in what is now Arizona.
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E.
Hopi people
The Hopi people are a Native American tribe primarily residing in northeastern Arizona, known for their ancient pueblo villages, rich agricultural traditions, and deeply rooted spiritual and ceremonial practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cocopah people Target entity description: The Cocopah people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region of what is now Arizona, California, and northern Mexico, known for their riverine agriculture, rich cultural traditions, and enduring cross-border community.
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A.
Hualapai people
The Hualapai people are a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona, known for their distinct language, culture, and stewardship of lands along the Grand Canyon.
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B.
Yavapai people
The Yavapai people are a Native American group indigenous to central and western Arizona, known for their distinct language, semi-nomadic history, and close cultural ties with neighboring tribes.
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C.
Cahuilla people
The Cahuilla people are a Native American tribe indigenous to inland Southern California, traditionally inhabiting desert and mountain regions and known for their complex social organization, basketry, and adaptation to arid environments.
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D.
Maricopa people
The Maricopa people are a Native American tribe of the Yuman language family traditionally living along the lower Gila and Colorado Rivers in what is now Arizona.
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E.
Hopi people
The Hopi people are a Native American tribe primarily residing in northeastern Arizona, known for their ancient pueblo villages, rich agricultural traditions, and deeply rooted spiritual and ceremonial practices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Colorado River dam construction ⓘ |
| autonym | Xawiƚƚ kwñchawaay ⓘ |
| country |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crossBorderCommunity |
United States–Mexico border
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico border
|
| culturalPractice |
basketry
ⓘ
bird songs ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ pottery ⓘ traditional dances ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Colorado River Indian tribes region
ⓘ
linked to:
Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation
|
| engagedIn | language revitalization efforts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
Mexico
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| federallyRecognizedTribeOf |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| governingBody |
Cocopah Indian Tribe
ⓘ
linked to:
Cocopah Indian Tribe of Arizona
|
| hasEconomicActivity | tribal enterprises on Cocopah Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| hasReservation | Cocopah Indian Reservation ⓘ |
| historicalActivity | trade along the Colorado River ⓘ |
| language | Cocopah language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Hokan language family (proposed)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hokan languages
Yuman languages ⓘ
linked to:
Yuman language family
|
| nativeTo |
Arizona
ⓘ
Baja California ⓘ California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Sonora ⓘ lower Colorado River region ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup | Quechan people ⓘ |
| populationCenter |
Mexicali Valley
ⓘ
Yuma, Arizona area ⓘ
linked to:
Yuma, Arizona
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Kumeyaay people
ⓘ
Mojave people ⓘ Quechan people ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ traditional Yuman religion ⓘ |
| reservationLocatedIn | Yuma County, Arizona ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
beans
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corn ⓘ cotton ⓘ squash ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush houses
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earthen structures ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
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gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ riverine agriculture ⓘ |
| uses | floodplain farming along the Colorado River ⓘ |
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Subject: Cocopah people Description of subject: The Cocopah people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the lower Colorado River region of what is now Arizona, California, and northern Mexico, known for their riverine agriculture, rich cultural traditions, and enduring cross-border community.
Referenced by (27)
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