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Yuma

Yuma is an outside historical name often used for Quechan people. The original list also includes Quechan.

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Arizona · California
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Southwest / Colorado River
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2 annotated resources · 2 Indigenous-led
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0 substantive works · selected content reviewed
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Compiled
October 19, 2026
Names & relationshipsThe original list preserves this name as an access point. Compare the related entries and community-preferred spellings; overlapping names do not always mean identical political communities.
A source guide for a deeper dive.This entry provides a brief orientation and an organized reading path. A comprehensive deep dive has not yet been completed. Follow the annotated sources and distinguish primary community accounts from outside reference material.
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Identity and context

Yuma is an outside historical name often used for Quechan people. The original list also includes Quechan.

Read the sources [1] quechantribe.com

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A path for deeper reading

Focus the next stage of research on: Verify usage in each source and follow Quechan-authored accounts. The sources below are selected reading paths; their authorship, dates and community scope should guide how they are used.

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Sources & further reading

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Indigenous-ledquechantribe.comSource 1

Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe

Community or Indigenous-organization perspective linked for this entry. Use “Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe” to begin with the publisher’s own account; check whether its scope is one community or a wider people.

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https://www.quechantribe.com/index.html/1000
IdentityHistoryContemporary life
Indigenous-ledquechantribe.comSource 2

Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe

Community or Indigenous-organization perspective linked for this entry. Use “Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe” to begin with the publisher’s own account; check whether its scope is one community or a wider people.

Inspection: Content review not recorded

Access recorded: October 19, 2026

https://www.quechantribe.com/index.html
IdentityHistoryContemporary life

Robey’s Atlas of Indigenous North America · Compiled October 19, 2026 · Yuma