Xalychidom Piipaash (Maricopa)
Community-produced reading on identity, history, cultural continuity, and present-day priorities.
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IdentityHistoryCulture
People
Maricopa
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Piipaash, often called Maricopa, are a distinct people; the Xalychidom Piipaash community lives at Lehi in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
Read the sources [1] Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
- Homeland / region
- Arizona / Colorado and Gila river regions
- Research depth
- Cited overview
- Source collection
- 2 annotated resources · 2 Indigenous-led
- Inspected sources
- 0 substantive works · selected content reviewed
- Initial adequacy
- Not assessed
- Compiled
- October 19, 2026
A cited introduction, with more to explore.This overview draws together the linked sources below. It is an introduction, and does not replace community-authored histories or a full scholarly study.
Identity and homelands
Piipaash, often called Maricopa, are a distinct people; the Xalychidom Piipaash community lives at Lehi in the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community.
Read the sources [1] Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Historical context
The community’s account traces a move upriver in the 1870s and explains relationships with rivers, agriculture, desert plants, and other resources.
Read the sources [1] Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Living communities and further study
SRPMIC explains that O’odham and Piipaash share a political community while maintaining distinct cultural identities and languages.
Read the sources [2] Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
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Sources & further reading
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No Indigenous-led source is identified in this entry yet. This is a gap in this collection, and does not imply an absence of community knowledge or organization.
https://www.srpmic-nsn.gov/about/piipaash/
Traditional Cultures
Community-produced reading on identity, history, cultural continuity, and present-day priorities.
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Access recorded: October 19, 2026
IdentityHistoryCulture
Robey’s Atlas of Indigenous North America · Compiled October 19, 2026 · Maricopa