Editing Quechan (section)

{{Short description|Ethnic group and federally-recognized tribe in Arizona, United States}}
{{about|the Yuma, the Native American people in the United States|their language|Quechan language|the South American language|Quechuan languages}}
{{redirect|Yuman|the settlement in Butte County, California|Yuman, California|the Italian singer-songwriter|Yuman (singer)}}
{{distinguish|Quecha (disambiguation){{!}}Quecha|Quechua (disambiguation){{!}}Quechua}}
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{{Infobox ethnic group
|group=Quechan
|native_name=Kwatsáan 
|image=
|total_year=2010
|total=10,089
|total_ref=<ref name="2010 Census">{{cite web|title=2010 Census CPH-T-6. American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes in the United States and Puerto Rico: 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/cph-t/t-6tables/TABLE%20(1).pdf|website=census.gov}}</ref>
|popplace= {{flag|Arizona}}<br />{{flag|California}}
|rels=traditional tribal religion, [[Catholicism]]
|langs=[[Quechan language|Quechan]], [[English language|English]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]]
|related=[[Maricopa people|Maricopa]], [[Mohave people|Mojave]], [[Kumeyaay]], [[Yavapai]], [[Cocopah]]
}}
[[File:Emory-Yuma.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Yumas in "United States and Mexican Boundary Survey. Report of William H. Emory…" Washington, 1857, Volume I]]
The '''Quechan''' ([[Quechan language|Quechan]]: ''Kwatsáan'' 'those who descended'), or '''Yuma''', are a [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] [[tribe]] who live on the [[Fort Yuma Indian Reservation]] on the lower [[Colorado River]] in [[Arizona]] and [[California]] just north of the Mexican border.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us - Fort Yuma Quechan Indian Tribe|url=https://www.quechantribe.com/about-us.html|access-date=2022-01-12|website=www.quechantribe.com}}</ref> Despite their name, they are not related to the [[Quechua people]] of the Andes. Members are enrolled in the '''Quechan Tribe of the Fort Yuma Indian Reservation.''' The federally recognized Quechan tribe's main office is located in Winterhaven, California.  Its operations and the majority of its reservation land are located in California, United States.